Oklahoma orphan well program
Funding, wells plugged and contractors for Oklahoma's orphan well program, from public federal records.
Federal orphan-well grants found
$127.6 million
2 awards, latest nan
Total of reported plugging costs on file
$27.8 million
sum of 1,226 records; not a cost per well
Plugged wells on file
1,226
2023-04 to 2026-03
Insufficient data
1,226 plugged wells with a reported cost are on file, from 2023-04 to 2026-03, from 893 independent cost observations. No cost per well is shown for Oklahoma. What a published figure still needs: Costs here vary too much for one statewide figure to land near the wells it was tested on. If you hold actual plugging costs for this state, report a plugging cost.
Contractors
Companies on federal plugging contracts or subawards in Oklahoma, from USAspending.gov: Red Dirt Energy Llc.
Bond rules: see bond amounts for Oklahoma.