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Nationwide well-data references: USGS DOW count and OWPO Apr 2026 plugged-wells file (unopened)

Record

muse-federal-rec-08

State

US

Category

wells · nationwide_well_data_reference

Status

reference

Period

2026

Quality

Needs review

Review state

Pending review

Fields

dashboards

OWPO ArcGIS program dashboard + Financial Assistance Explorer (not queried)

dow claim

117,672 documented unplugged orphaned wells in 27 states (USGS dataset, as cited by DOI)

note

Citation-level only: viewers, dashboards, and xlsx not opened. Not a measured well count by this worker.

plugged wells download

owpopluggedwellsapr2026.xlsx (Apr 2026; not retrieved)

Evidence

1. dow claim: 117,672 documented unplugged orphaned wells in 27 states (USGS dataset, as cited by DOI)
   https://www.doi.gov/orphanedwells/maps-data · Orphaned Oil and Gas Well Dataset card · source muse-federal-src-07 · visit muse-federal-visit-07
2. plugged wells download: owpopluggedwellsapr2026.xlsx (Apr 2026; not retrieved)
   https://www.doi.gov/orphanedwells/maps-data · Well Plugging Data card · source muse-federal-src-07 · visit muse-federal-visit-07
3. dashboards: OWPO ArcGIS program dashboard + Financial Assistance Explorer (not queried)
   https://www.doi.gov/orphanedwells/maps-data · dashboard cards · source muse-federal-src-07 · visit muse-federal-visit-07

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-04 by agent muse-federal. Still missing: xlsx row count, dashboard totals, dow dataset date.