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NY plugging/abandonment requirements and program rules

Record

p09-NY-rec-03

State

NY

Category

requirements · plugging_requirements

Status

collected

Period

current

Quality

Unreviewed

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

NY-PLUG-RULES

Fields

dec takeover

Article 23 of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) empowers DEC to temporarily take possession of any orphaned or abandoned well in the state

financial security

in an amount based upon the anticipated costs of plugging and abandoning that well to the satisfaction of the department in accordance with Part 555 of this Title, up to $250,000

operator noi duty

A well operator planning to plug and abandon any ECL Article 23 regulated well must submit a Notice of Intention to Plug and Abandon form

orphan definition

An orphan well is an abandoned well for which no viable owner can be identified.

part555 duty

the operator must comply with Part 555 of the rules and regulations for Oil, Gas and Solution Mining

procurement status

DEC does not currently have any active procurement opportunities for registered well pluggers to submit bids for MCW plugging.

statute citation

Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 23, TITLE 3

Evidence

1. orphan definition: An orphan well is an abandoned well for which no viable owner can be identified.
   https://data.ny.gov/api/views/i2be-9tdj/files/2c36d718-d195-44c6-aa13-53e0872547e6?download=true&filename=DEC_AbandonedWells_Overview.pdf · search-result snippet (notes Q14) · source p09-NY-src-11 · visit p09-NY-visit-11
2. operator noi duty: A well operator planning to plug and abandon any ECL Article 23 regulated well must submit a Notice of Intention to Plug and Abandon form
   http://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/oil-gas/well-owner-and-applicants-information-center/operator-responsibilities/plugging-requirements · search-result snippet (notes Q15) · source p09-NY-src-07 · visit p09-NY-visit-07
3. part555 duty: the operator must comply with Part 555 of the rules and regulations for Oil, Gas and Solution Mining
   http://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/oil-gas/well-owner-and-applicants-information-center/operator-responsibilities/plugging-requirements · search-result snippet (notes Q16) · source p09-NY-src-07 · visit p09-NY-visit-07
4. financial security: in an amount based upon the anticipated costs of plugging and abandoning that well to the satisfaction of the department in accordance with Part 555 of this Title, up to $250,000
   https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-york/6-NYCRR-551.6 · rule text (notes Q17) · source p09-NY-src-09 · visit p09-NY-visit-09
5. statute citation: Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 23, TITLE 3
   https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ENV/23-0305 · statute header (notes Q18) · source p09-NY-src-08 · visit p09-NY-visit-08
6. dec takeover: Article 23 of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) empowers DEC to temporarily take possession of any orphaned or abandoned well in the state
   https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/oil-gas/orphaned-abandoned-well-plugging · search-result snippet (notes Q19) · source p09-NY-src-01 · visit p09-NY-visit-01
7. procurement status: DEC does not currently have any active procurement opportunities for registered well pluggers to submit bids for MCW plugging.
   https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/oil-gas/orphaned-abandoned-well-plugging/ira-well-plugging · search-result snippet (notes Q20) · source p09-NY-src-03 · visit p09-NY-visit-03

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-NY.