Federal orphaned-well grants landscape; no Minnesota award found in run

Record: p09-MN-rec-03
State: MN
Category: funding · grant_program_context
Status: collected
Period: current
Quality: Unreviewed
Review state: Pending review
Native ID: MN-DOI-GRANTS-CONTEXT

Fields

documented wells definition: They include nearly every state with documented orphaned wells, which are defined as wells with an owner that is either unknown or insolvent
doi memo 26 states: A memo issued by the Department of Interior said 26 states had indicated interest in applying for the grants
formula 26 states: Approximately $1 .93 billion in State Formula Grant funding is available to 26 States based on a statutory formula
headline 24 states: 24 States Set To Begin Plugging Over 10,000 Orphaned Wells
initial grants 22x25M: Of states eligible for funding, 22 have been allocated $25M each in Initial State Grants
phase1 19 states: In Phase 1, the Department awarded approximately $520 million in grants to 19 States

Evidence

headline 24 states: 24 States Set To Begin Plugging Over 10,000 Orphaned Wells
https://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc/through-president-biden-s-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-states-begin-plugging-orphaned-wells-0001 · article headline in truncated fetch (verbatim in evidence/p09-MN-extracts.txt Q21) · source p09-MN-src-12 · visit p09-MN-visit-18
initial grants 22x25M: Of states eligible for funding, 22 have been allocated $25M each in Initial State Grants
https://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc/through-president-biden-s-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-states-begin-plugging-orphaned-wells-0001 · search-result snippet (verbatim in evidence/p09-MN-extracts.txt Q23) · source p09-MN-src-12 · visit p09-MN-visit-36
formula 26 states: Approximately $1 .93 billion in State Formula Grant funding is available to 26 States based on a statutory formula
https://www.DOI.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-07/faqowpostateformulagrants20250711.pdf · search-result snippet (verbatim in evidence/p09-MN-extracts.txt Q24) · source p09-MN-src-15 · visit p09-MN-visit-34
phase1 19 states: In Phase 1, the Department awarded approximately $520 million in grants to 19 States
https://www.DOI.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-07/faqowpostateformulagrants20250711.pdf · search-result snippet (verbatim in evidence/p09-MN-extracts.txt Q25) · source p09-MN-src-15 · visit p09-MN-visit-34
doi memo 26 states: A memo issued by the Department of Interior said 26 states had indicated interest in applying for the grants
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-says-more-than-half-states-will-seek-oil-well-cleanup-funds-2022-01-05/?ref=floodlightnews.org · search-result snippet (verbatim in evidence/p09-MN-extracts.txt Q26) · source p09-MN-src-26 · visit p09-MN-visit-35
documented wells definition: They include nearly every state with documented orphaned wells, which are defined as wells with an owner that is either unknown or insolvent
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-says-more-than-half-states-will-seek-oil-well-cleanup-funds-2022-01-05/?ref=floodlightnews.org · search-result snippet (verbatim in evidence/p09-MN-extracts.txt Q27) · source p09-MN-src-26 · visit p09-MN-visit-35

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-MN. Still missing: mn recipient status, appendix b eligibility table.