The Well Done Foundation

10/17/2026

Curtis Shuck is with The Well Done Foundation preparing the next round of offshore orphan well work in the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week reminded me of how much planning, permitting, engineering, "constructioneering" and coordination goes into these projects.

Before we can even think about plugging a legacy well like this one, we first have to design, engineer and construct complex access solutions. It was fun to be able to share a little of this work with a couple of The Well Done Foundation's interns this week as they assisted with some survey work to us help dial in our final field dimensions.

In this case, this well was consumed by river flooding which cut it off from access in the 1960's before anyone could address a proper abandonment and the situation has only gotten more dramatic. Today, the well is 70' from the bank of the river and is leaking gasses, oil and produced water creating a significant threat to public lands and the waters of the United States.

This is a Team Sport, and we are so thankful for all of our team members who come together to help deliver safe and efficient projects.

10/16/2026

🎉 Celebrating 3 Years of Engineering the Mission!

This October, we’re celebrating three years of Nichole with the Well Done Foundation!

From maintaining aircraft in the U.S. Air Force to helping lead the technical operations behind our orphan well plugging projects, Nichole has built her career around precision, problem-solving, and getting the job done right.

As our Chief Technical Officer, she brings the expertise, strategic thinking, and coordination needed to help turn complex environmental challenges into successful well-plugging projects. Much of that work happens behind the scenes, but the impact shows up clearly in the field and in the communities and landscapes we’re working to protect.

Guided by her Hawaiian heritage and the principle of mālama i ka ʻāina, meaning to care for and protect the land, Nichole brings that same sense of stewardship to our mission every day.

Thank you, Nichole, for three years of dedication, innovation, and impact. We’re so proud to have you on Team Well Done! 💚

10/12/2026

Six years ago, Anderson #7 helped introduce WDF’s work to a much wider audience.

Since then, WDF has kept doing exactly what the mission calls for: permanently plugging orphan wells, stopping methane at the source, and restoring the land around them.

Today, that work has reached 130+ permanently plugged wells across 26 states, with more than 5 million metric tons of CO₂e eliminated along the way.

These results are a testament to doing the job right, .

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10/11/2026

10/11/2026

sometimes working on plugging orphan wells you have to “drill ‘em to fill ‘em”!

10/10/2026

on location of another orphan well in the Deep Fork River with the and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service near Okmulgee, OK

10/09/2026

Curtis Shuck is out in the Deep Fork River near Okmulgee, OK with The Well Done Foundation on another exciting orphan well project!

10/08/2026

Curtis Shuck is out on location with The Well Done Foundation on another orphan well plugging project in the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge near Okmulgee, OK.

10/04/2026

Curtis Shuck is celebrating another safe week with The Well Done Foundation and our national teaming partners at Zefiro Methane and the crew from Plants and Goodwin, Inc. Rig 22 in the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge in Okmulgee, OK.

Orphan well plugging often requires a process of cleaning out the well casing and wellbore using a power swivel or top drive drill to be able to get tubing and tools to the bottom of the hole, or at least far enough down into the well to be to run a cement bond log, shoot casing and perforations as required and begin placing cement in the various plugging stages all the way up to the surface.

It would be great if this were a cookie cutter, cut and paste, rinse and repeat process. Unfortunately, that never seems to be the case. Each well tends to have its own idea on how the program is going to go. Sometimes easy, sometimes not so much.

Thankfully, we have amazing teams performing this work all across the country who are committed to The Well Done Foundation's making a difference .

10/01/2026

Six years ago, Anderson #7 helped put WDF’s work in front of a national audience.

At the time, one plugged well looked small against the scale of the orphan well problem. Some people even called it "a drop in the bucket." But Anderson #7 helped show what could happen when the work kept moving forward. 💪

Since then, WDF has plugged 130+ wells across 26 states, reducing methane emissions, restoring land, and helping protect families, communities, natural resources, and wildlife along the way.

That is what real impact looks like. And we're just getting started, . 💚

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