API 37-121-24972OrphanedOil well
Findley Gates 18
Oil well in Venango County, Pennsylvania · operated by Gates Harold A
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
Apr 22, 1977
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-121-24972
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Venango
- Coordinates
- 41.39849, -79.69249
- State record #
- 121-24972
Operator
- Wells operated
- 21
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers 2 | 37-031-24365 | Active | Gas | Stonehaven Energy Mgt Co LLC |
| Gradner Vo 15 | 37-121-07497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown Opr |
| Stephens 21 | 37-121-44871 | Active | Oil | Rar Energy LLC |
| Gardner C2 | 37-121-30013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dawley Alan |
| Gradner Vo 19 | 37-121-07500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown Opr |
| Gardner Vo 16 | 37-121-07498 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown Opr |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.