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FY2025 report outcome figures: wells, jobs, acres, methane

Record

p11-federal-rec-03-r3

State

US-FEDERAL

Category

outcomes · report_finding

Status

observed

Period

2025

Quality

Needs review

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

fy2025-report-outcomes

Fields

acres remediated

5,259 acres

federal wells plugged

231 of the 1,115 planned

jobs fy2025

5,217 jobs ... $479.9 million

methane avoided

5.9 billion grams of methane emissions per year

state wells plugged

10,257 wells

tribal wells plugged

30 wells

Evidence

1. federal wells plugged: 231 of the 1,115 planned
   https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/fy-2025-orphaned-wells-congressional-report.pdf · PDF p.7 Federal Program Funding · source p11-federal-r3-src-01 · visit p11-federal-r3-visit-01
2. state wells plugged: 10,257 wells
   https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/fy-2025-orphaned-wells-congressional-report.pdf · PDF p.8 Section 4 · source p11-federal-r3-src-01 · visit p11-federal-r3-visit-01
3. tribal wells plugged: 30 wells
   https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/fy-2025-orphaned-wells-congressional-report.pdf · PDF p.11 Tribal Program Funding · source p11-federal-r3-src-01 · visit p11-federal-r3-visit-01
4. jobs fy2025: 5,217 jobs ... $479.9 million
   https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/fy-2025-orphaned-wells-congressional-report.pdf · PDF p.13 Economic Opportunities · source p11-federal-r3-src-01 · visit p11-federal-r3-visit-01
5. acres remediated: 5,259 acres
   https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/fy-2025-orphaned-wells-congressional-report.pdf · PDF p.13 Habitat Restoration · source p11-federal-r3-src-01 · visit p11-federal-r3-visit-01
6. methane avoided: 5.9 billion grams of methane emissions per year
   https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-11/fy-2025-orphaned-wells-congressional-report.pdf · PDF p.13 Emissions · source p11-federal-r3-src-01 · visit p11-federal-r3-visit-01

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-04 by agent p11-federal.