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Data Layer orphaned-wells

USGS orphaned wells

Abandoned and orphaned well inventory for liability screening.

Source
USGS
National Orphaned Wells Inventory
Refresh
Quarterly
Coverage
National — all legacy producing states
License
U.S. federal government — public domain

From the USGS National Orphaned & Abandoned Well Inventory. Returns well points within a configurable buffer (default 1 mile) of the queried section, with operator (if known), abandonment date, and legacy status. Useful for liability screening on federal-land transactions and surface-use diligence.

Endpoint + sample query

REST endpoint
/api/energy/orphaned-wells
Sample query 
GET /api/energy/orphaned-wells?section=T2N+R97W+Sec+14+WY&buffer=1

Tileset: usgs_orphaned_wells

Field schema

FieldTypeNote
  • well_idstringUSGS-assigned identifier
  • api_numberstringAPI number where known
  • operator_last_knownstringLast operator of record
  • abandonment_yearyearEstimated abandonment year
  • statusenumorphaned · abandoned · undocumented

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