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Ryplle ID RYP-0140Last verified Aug 14, 2026

Orphan Oil and Gas Well Plugging Grant Program

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania — Environmental Protection

Funding range
$0 – $350K
Application window
Opens: Not listed
Closes: June 30, 2031
Applications Status:Upcoming
Location
Pennsylvania

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.

Eligibility requirements

Qualified Well Plugger

  • Nonprofit

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