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KY BIL orphan-well initial grant and program scale

Record

p09-KY-rec-01

State

KY

Category

funding · funding_eligibility

Status

collected

Period

current

Quality

Unreviewed

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

KY-BIL-INITIAL-GRANT-2022

Fields

grant date

2022-08-25

initial grant

$25,000,000

jobs expected

180 jobs

orphan well estimate statewide

14,000 orphaned oil and gas wells

potential next phase

additional $79 million

rfps issued sep2022

17 requests for proposals; 312 abandoned wells

wells estimate initial grant

up to 1,200 wells

Evidence

1. initial grant: $25,000,000
   https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1471 · headline + lead paragraph · source p09-KY-src-06 · visit p09-KY-visit-12
2. grant date: 2022-08-25
   https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1471 · dateline · source p09-KY-src-06 · visit p09-KY-visit-12
3. wells estimate initial grant: up to 1,200 wells
   https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1471 · contractor-bid paragraph · source p09-KY-src-06 · visit p09-KY-visit-12
4. orphan well estimate statewide: 14,000 orphaned oil and gas wells
   https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1471 · penultimate paragraph · source p09-KY-src-06 · visit p09-KY-visit-12
5. potential next phase: additional $79 million
   https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1471 · penultimate paragraph · source p09-KY-src-06 · visit p09-KY-visit-12
6. rfps issued sep2022: 17 requests for proposals; 312 abandoned wells
   https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1471 · award paragraph · source p09-KY-src-06 · visit p09-KY-visit-12
7. jobs expected: 180 jobs
   https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1471 · lead paragraph · source p09-KY-src-06 · visit p09-KY-visit-12

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-04 by agent p09-KY.