Orphan Well Abandonment Partnership

The summary for the Orphan Well Abandonment Partnership grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Land Management, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Orphan Well Abandonment Partnership: This program is an extension of a very successful Assistance Agreement #BAA020020. FY 02 and FY 03 were overwhelmingly successful years for this effort. Three task orders totaled 118 Federal orphan wells, one processing facility and three waste water sumps abandoned. The State of California did all of the contracting and paid for one half of the work performed. The BLM contributed the other half of the funds for the projects. The economies of scale and efficient and experienced State of California abandonment contracting process saved the BLM 100s of thousands of dollars in expense. The State of California contribution to this partnership saved the BLM additional 100s of thousands of dollars in expenses and liabilities.