OWP Program Purpose and History

Frequently Asked Questions

Presentations to Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise Board

What changed in 2018?

• Executive Order D 2018-012
   

What changed in 2022?

• Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (a.k.a. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law)
• Created the Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise Board and established the Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise Fund.  
   

"Abandoned" is not the same as "Orphaned"