9 SEPTEMBER 2026 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Teaming Up to Plug Orphan Wells The Well Done Foundation (WDF) and Zefiro Methane Corp. announced a formal teaming agreement to accelerate the plugging of orphan gas and oil wells across the U.S., beginning with the Deep Fork project in Oklahoma. Zefiro’s subsidiary Plants & Goodwin Inc. (P&G) will perform the plugging operations. The partnership pairs WDF’s expertise in civil engineering, regulatory navigation, and marine operations, including the ability to access wells beside and beneath waterways, with P&G’s turnkey drilling and plug-and-abandonment strategies. Beyond Oklahoma, P&G holds a three-year contract with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; has plugged more than 75 state-funded orphan wells across Ohio and Pennsylvania in 2025; and completed methane monitoring work for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. “For more than 50 years, our family has built this company on a simple belief: your reputation matters, and so does ours,” said Luke Plants, CEO of P&G. “We deliver on time, on budget, and to the highest standard because that’s what the work demands. The Well Done Foundation operates with the same integrity and commitment to doing things right, and we’re proud to formalize this partnership as we tackle orphan well plugging together on a national scale.” “Zefiro and Plants & Goodwin have proven time and again that they do the job right, start to finish, no shortcuts,” said Curtis Shuck, Chairman of the Well Done Foundation. “Their turnkey model and ability to handle every aspect of a project makes them the ideal partner as we expand beyond the 18 states we currently operate in . . . This agreement positions us to meet the growing demand for responsible orphan well plugging nationwide.” For a link, click on this box in our online issue. No online issue? Register at worldwidedrillingresource.com
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