Orphan Oil and Gas Well Plugging Grant Program
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View & apply on Grants.gov →Restricted to Qualified Well Pluggers — licensed contractors, not general nonprofits or businesses — under Act 136 of 2022. Up to $350,000 in federal funds is available to plug orphaned oil and gas…
- Deadline
- Jun 30, 2031
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2024
- Award amount
- Up to $350,000
- Focus areas
- Energy
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In plain English
Restricted to Qualified Well Pluggers — licensed contractors, not general nonprofits or businesses — under Act 136 of 2022. Up to $350,000 in federal funds is available to plug orphaned oil and gas wells across Pennsylvania that pose health, safety, or environmental risks. Applications may be submitted through June 30, 2031.
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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.
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