Orphan well oil and gas projects

The Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has established an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) for Orphan Well - Oil and Gas Projects, specifically focused on well drilling, construction, plugging, and abandonment services. This mandatory use contract enables the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (DOGRM), to address idle and orphaned oil and gas wells where bonds have been forfeited or no remediation funds are available. The IDV covers comprehensive well remediation projects, with work assignments based on site-specific scopes of work and funding derived from forfeited bonds and the Oil and Gas Well Fund.

Ronald A. Gibson & Associates, Inc. of Avon Lake, Ohio is the prime contractor for this competitive selection contract, which includes six additional subcontractors: Alexis Concrete Enterprises, Carter Oilfield Trucking LLC, Formation Cementing Inc., Kendera Enterprises Inc., Timco Inc., and Wagner Trucking and Excavating LLC. The contract was initially effective from 07/01/21 to 09/30/24 and has been extended through 09/30/26 via Amendment No. 1. Geographically limited to Ohio, this two-phase competitive selection contract provides ODNR with flexibility in project assignment, including the ability to expedite work for health or safety risks, while making no guarantees about the total volume of services to be purchased.