New York State Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Requiring Plugging

New York State maintains a list of wells regulated under the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Law that are orphaned and not plugged. The dataset is provided by the State of New York and was last updated on March 14, 2026. It is available in multiple formats including XML, RDF, JSON, and CSV.

Use Cases

• Prioritize environmental remediation efforts based on the status of orphaned wells.
• Analyze regulatory compliance and enforcement patterns for oil and gas operations.
• Model potential environmental risks associated with unplugged, abandoned wells.
• Track the geographic distribution of orphaned wells for resource allocation.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative State of New York government organization.
• Available in multiple structured formats (XML, RDF, JSON, CSV) for flexibility.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03 14 22:36:57.889293.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

State of New York

Collection Method

Regulatory list maintained under the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Law (ECL Article 23).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-14 22:36:57.889293; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State