State orphan well program tracker
What each state's orphan well program has been funded to do and what it has reported doing, from public federal records. A cost per well appears only for the 10 states with a reliable statewide estimate.
| State | Plugged wells on file | Plug dates | Federal grants found | Contracts found | Cost per well |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 19 | 2025-10 to 2026-05 | $5.0 million | 0 | Insufficient data |
| Alaska | 11 | 2024-09 to 2026-03 | $3.3 million | 19 | Insufficient data |
| Arizona | 51 | 2024-04 to 2026-05 | $8.8 million | 1 | Insufficient data |
| Arkansas | 233 | 2023-07 to 2026-06 | $10.6 million | 0 | Insufficient data |
| California | 331 | 2023-02 to 2026-06 | $34.0 million | 6 | Insufficient data |
| Colorado | 322 | 2022-10 to 2026-06 | $84.5 million | 6 | $85,728 median |
| Florida | 18 | 2024-04 to 2025-12 | not found | 0 | Insufficient data |
| Illinois | 783 | 2022-10 to 2026-06 | $19.0 million | 0 | $36,649 median |
| Indiana | 414 | 2023-01 to 2025-04 | $14.1 million | 1 | $48,768 median |
| Kansas | 2,569 | 2023-01 to 2025-07 | $58.6 million | 1 | Insufficient data |
| Kentucky | 1,098 | 2022-09 to 2026-09 | $85.0 million | 21 | $27,000 median |
| Louisiana | 661 | 2023-01 to 2026-04 | $108.3 million | 5 | $27,059 median |
| Michigan | 0 | — to — | $35.9 million | 0 | Insufficient data |
| Mississippi | 17 | 2023-08 to 2026-06 | $13.9 million | 0 | Insufficient data |
| Montana | 235 | 2022-12 to 2025-12 | not found | 2 | Insufficient data |
| Nebraska | 403 | 2022-10 to 2025-08 | not found | 0 | $38,916 median |
| New Mexico | 217 | 2022-11 to 2026-06 | $90.5 million | 0 | $132,792 median |
| New York | 34 | 2023-08 to 2025-09 | not found | 2 | Insufficient data |
| North Dakota | 81 | 2023-01 to 2026-04 | $25.0 million | 1 | $48,329 median |
| Ohio | 1,660 | 2023-06 to 2025-10 | not found | 8 | $95,855 median |
| Oklahoma | 1,226 | 2023-04 to 2026-03 | $127.6 million | 3 | Insufficient data |
| Tennessee | 5 | 2025-07 to 2025-07 | not found | 1 | Insufficient data |
| Texas | 1,556 | 2022-10 to 2026-06 | $254.2 million | 5 | Insufficient data |
| Utah | 18 | 2023-05 to 2026-06 | $5.0 million | 7 | Insufficient data |
| West Virginia | 341 | 2023-01 to 2026-06 | $88.7 million | 3 | Insufficient data |
| Wyoming | 1,124 | 2023-01 to 2025-10 | not found | 18 | $5,590 median |
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