Texas orphan well program
Funding, wells plugged and contractors for Texas's orphan well program, from public federal records.
Federal orphan-well grants found
$254.2 million
4 awards, latest 2025-10-01
Total of reported plugging costs on file
$90.8 million
sum of 1,556 records; not a cost per well
Plugged wells on file
1,556
2022-10 to 2026-06
Insufficient data
1,556 plugged wells with a reported cost are on file, from 2022-10 to 2026-06, from 1,322 independent cost observations. No cost per well is shown for Texas. 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 Texas, from USAspending.gov: Clear Creek Energy, Llc.
Bond rules: see bond amounts for Texas.