Michigan orphan well program

Funding, wells plugged and contractors for Michigan's orphan well program, from public federal records.

Federal orphan-well grants found

$35.9 million

3 awards, latest 2025-10-01

Plugged wells on file

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Insufficient data

Only 0 plugged wells with a reported cost are on file, too few to say anything about a typical cost. No cost per well is shown for Michigan. What a published figure still needs: More independent cost records. If you hold actual plugging costs for this state, report a plugging cost.

Bond rules: see bond amounts for Michigan.

Sources: US Department of the Interior Orphaned Wells Program data, USAspending.gov. Grant amounts are those found for Michigan and may be incomplete. Limitations.

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