Orphan Oil and Gas Well Plugging Grant Program
In plain English
This Pennsylvania program provides grants to qualified well pluggers to clean out and plug orphaned oil and gas wells that pose health, safety, or environmental risks, using federal funds. Eligibility is limited to qualified well pluggers, so general applicants do not qualify. Awards can reach up to $350,000. The deadline is June 30, 2026.
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- Deadline
- Jun 30, 2026
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2024
- Award amount
- Up to $350,000
- Focus areas
- Energy
Who can apply
Other Legal Entity — Qualified Well Plugger
About this grant
Act 136 of 2022 (Act of November 3, 2022 (P.L. 87, No. 136) (58 Pa.C.S. §§2811-2826)) establishes the Orphan Oil and Gas Well Plugging Grant (Orphan Well Grant) Program and allocates federal funds to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for providing grants to help cover costs for orphan well plugging projects. Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells drilled since 1859. This program provides a mechanism to clean out and plug orphaned wells that have the potential to cause health, safety or environmental concerns.
Source: public records via Grants.gov. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any funding agency. Always confirm details on the official listing before applying.