[ P&A OPERATIONS · ASSET RETIREMENT · CARBON CREDITS · ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ]
65+ years of combined drilling and P&A experience from BP, ENI, Maersk, Repsol, and Stena. We locate wells, engineer P&A programs, tender the work to qualified contractors, supervise execution, and own the carbon credits. California & Pennsylvania active. Venezuela under review.
[ THE CRISIS ]
Across the United States, over 3.4 million abandoned oil and gas wells leak methane into the atmosphere — a greenhouse gas 80x more potent than CO2 over 20 years. In California alone, over 40,000 wells sit idle or orphaned with no operator to plug them.
These wells contaminate groundwater, poison communities, and accelerate climate change. The operators who drilled them are bankrupt or gone. The state is overwhelmed. The federal government has allocated $4.7 billion to fix this — but needs private partners to execute.
This is not just an environmental crisis. It's a multi-billion dollar investment opportunity where doing the right thing and generating strong returns are the same thing.
[IDL]
0K+
CA WELLS NEED P&A
[ORP]
0K+
ORPHANED (NO OPERATOR)
[FED]
$0B
FEDERAL IIJA FUNDING
[TAM]
$0B
CA TOTAL MARKET
[ CALIFORNIA WELL CONCENTRATIONS ]
KERN
15,000-20,000
50-60% of total
Midway-Sunset, Kern River, Elk Hills
LOS ANGELES
3,000-5,000
10-15% of total
Inglewood, Wilmington
VENTURA
1,500-2,500
5-8% of total
Ventura, Oxnard
ORANGE
500-1,000
2-4% of total
Huntington Beach, Brea
SANTA BARBARA
500-1,000
2-4% of total
Cat Canyon, Santa Maria
SAN JOAQUIN
1,000-2,000
3-6% of total
Coalinga, Kettleman
[ OUR MODEL ]
We don't own rigs. We don't employ rig crews. We are the intelligence layer and project management authority that identifies wells, secures funding, engineers P&A programs, tenders the physical work to qualified contractors, supervises execution, and owns the carbon credits. Asset-light. High-margin. Scalable.
California receives $200-250M in IIJA orphaned well grants. We bid on and execute P&A contracts funded by these programs. Revenue from day one — no speculation.
$200-250M
CA FEDERAL ALLOCATION
CalGEM is enforcing full-cost bonding. Operators with idle wells face escalating fees ($150-$1,500/well/year) and plug-or-pay mandates. They need us to manage P&A efficiently.
$3-8B
OPERATOR COMPLIANCE MARKET
Each plugged well reduces methane emissions. We measure, verify, register, and sell carbon credits through ACR and CAR protocols. High-emitter wells can fully self-fund their own plugging.
$500M-2B
CA CARBON CREDIT POTENTIAL
[ UNIT ECONOMICS — PER WELL ]
AVG P&A COST
$68-175K
CARBON CREDITS (LIFETIME)
$25-200K
NET RETURN (SUPER EMITTERS)
2-5x
ON INVESTED CAPITAL
[ THE PROCESS ]
We manage the entire plug & abandonment lifecycle — from well identification through final carbon credit sale. Our platform replaces fragmented spreadsheets with end-to-end intelligence.
AWI scans CalGEM's 380,000+ well database to identify high-priority P&A candidates. We score wells by methane emission probability, carbon credit potential, access difficulty, regulatory urgency, and proximity to communities.
Secure capital through investor partnerships, federal IIJA grants, and state funding programs. Structure each project for optimal returns — matching funding source to well type (orphaned = federal, idle = private operator, high-emitter = carbon credit pre-sale).
Engineer the P&A plan for each well — cement plug intervals, pressure testing requirements, equipment needs. Submit to CalGEM district office for approval. Secure air quality permits from SCAQMD (LA) or SJVAPCD (Kern).
Source and vet P&A contractors from our qualified contractor database. Issue bids, evaluate proposals, negotiate rates. Assign equipment — workover rigs, cement units, wireline crews. Our marketplace connects the right crew to the right well.
Real-time project management of active P&A operations. Daily progress tracking, cost monitoring, safety compliance, and quality assurance. Pre-plug methane measurement to establish baseline for carbon credit generation.
Post-plug verification — confirm well is properly sealed, measure methane reduction against baseline, document environmental remediation. Third-party verification under ACR or CAR protocols for carbon credit registration.
Register verified carbon credits on ACR or Climate Action Reserve. Sell on voluntary carbon market ($15-50/ton CO2e) or pursue California compliance market pricing ($25-40+/ton). High-emitter wells generate credits for 10-30 years post-plug.
[ THE TECHNOLOGY ]
ABANDONED WELL INTELLIGENCE
Our proprietary intelligence platform ingests well data from CalGEM, EPA, and satellite sources to identify, score, and prioritize wells for P&A operations. No one else has this.
Ingest CalGEM WellSTAR, EPA Subpart W, and production databases. Map every orphaned and idle well in California with location, depth, age, operator history, and formation data.
380,000+
WELLS IN DATABASE
Proprietary algorithm scores each well's methane emission probability based on formation gas content, well age, cement integrity indicators, and proximity to known leak sites.
5,000-8,000
HIGH-EMIT CANDIDATES
Predict carbon credit yield per well using emission estimates, credit pricing scenarios, and protocol-specific crediting periods. Identify wells where credits exceed plugging costs.
$25-200K
CREDITS PER WELL
Optimal batch planning — group wells by county, contractor availability, rig logistics, and permit windows. Minimize mobilization costs and maximize throughput per campaign.
30-40%
COST REDUCTION
[ CARBON CREDITS ]
Orphaned wells leak methane — a greenhouse gas 80x more potent than CO2 over 20 years. Plugging a single high-emitter well can eliminate 170-480 tonnes of CO2e per year.
The American Carbon Registry (ACR) and Climate Action Reserve (CAR) have approved methodologies specifically for well plugging carbon credits. We measure emissions pre-plug, verify the reduction post-plug, and register credits for sale on the voluntary carbon market.
For super-emitter wells (top 5-10%), the lifetime carbon credit value exceeds the plugging cost. The well literally pays for itself — and then keeps generating revenue for 10-30 years.
California's cap-and-trade program (CARB) could adopt well-plugging offsets, commanding premium compliance-grade pricing of $25-40+/ton — 2-3x the voluntary market.
APPROVED PROTOCOLS
ACR — American Carbon Registry
Plugging Orphaned & Abandoned Wells methodology
CAR — Climate Action Reserve
U.S. Orphaned Oil & Gas Well Protocol
Verra (VCS) — VM0048
Fugitive methane reduction methodology
CARB — CA Compliance Market
Potential well-plugging offset adoption
CREDIT VALUE SCENARIOS
[ TARGET MARKETS ]
• 40,000+ wells needing P&A
• $200-250M in federal IIJA funding allocated
• CalGEM enforcing aggressive idle well timelines
• SB 1137 forcing 3,200-ft setback — thousands of urban wells must be plugged
• 5,000-8,000 wells are strong carbon credit candidates
• Established contractor base in Kern County and LA Basin
$4-8B
TOTAL MARKET
NOW
FUNDING AVAILABLE
• 45,000-55,000 total wells drilled historically
• 15,000-25,000 idle/shut-in since PDVSA production collapse
• Lake Maracaibo: 12,000-15,000 wells, catastrophic environmental damage
• Hundreds of active oil leaks visible from satellite
• No modern P&A has been performed in decades
• Sanctions landscape evolving — first-mover advantage for post-transition
$5-15B
LAKE MARACAIBO ALONE
TBD
PENDING SANCTIONS
[ WHY US ]
The P&A market is fragmented — contractors plug wells, registries issue credits, data companies sell spreadsheets. Nobody connects all four into one integrated platform. We do.
Zero capex on equipment. We are the general contractor — we manage the project, tender the trades, ensure quality, and take the margin. Rigs, crews, and cement are subcontracted competitively.
AWI tracks every well in California — production, operator, status, location, formation. We score emission risk and credit potential before spending a dollar. Nobody else has this.
26 years offshore drilling (Craig McKay, ENI/Maersk/BP/Repsol/Stena) + 45 years including BP North West Hutton Platform Abandonment (Tom Macrae). We write the P&A programs and supervise execution.
Contractors plug wells. We own the carbon credits — 10 to 30 years of recurring revenue per well. Every well is scored for credit potential before the first rig moves. Credits fund the work.
[ COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE ]
| Capability | METAMORPHIC | Well Done Foundation | Diversified Energy | Zefiro Methane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Intelligence Platform | — | — | — | |
| P&A Project Management | ||||
| Carbon Credit Origination | ||||
| Contractor Marketplace | — | — | — | |
| Investor Portal | — | — | — | |
| Emission Scoring Algorithm | — | — | — | |
| 380K+ Well Database | — | — | — | |
| International Markets (VZ) | — | — | — |
[ LEADERSHIP ]
CEO & FOUNDER
26 years in offshore drilling operations with ENI, Maersk, BP, Repsol, and Stena. Deepwater HP/HT specialist across Africa, Mediterranean, and Americas. Currently advising ENI Egypt's 13-rig portfolio. MBA in Oil & Gas Management. Built the AWI intelligence platform — 380,000+ wells tracked, proprietary scoring algorithms, integrated carbon credit modeling.
PARTNER — P&A SPECIALIST
45+ years offshore drilling — Roustabout to Senior Drilling Supervisor. Currently Senior DSV at BP Azerbaijan. Key member of BP's North West Hutton Platform Abandonment team — one of the largest decommissioning projects in North Sea history. Founder of California Drilling School (IWCF/IADC certification). BSc Engineering.
We're raising capital to fund our first California P&A campaign — targeting 50-100 high-priority wells in Kern County and the LA Basin. Federal IIJA funding covers orphaned wells. Carbon credits provide ongoing revenue for 10-30 years. Your investment plugs wells, cleans communities, reduces methane, and generates returns.
50-100
WELLS PHASE 1
2-5x
TARGET RETURN
10-30yr
CREDIT WINDOW
[ REGULATORY LANDSCAPE ]
$4.7B federal funding through 2030. California allocated $200-250M across phases. No state match required for initial grants.
California forcing operators to post bonds covering actual P&A costs (not the historical $15-40K/well). Will bankrupt marginal operators → more orphaned wells → more work for us.
3,200-foot buffer zones around homes, schools, hospitals. Thousands of urban wells in LA Basin must be plugged. Creates massive near-term demand.
Inflation Reduction Act imposes $900-$1,500/ton methane fee on reported facilities. Operators must plug or pay — expanding private P&A demand beyond federal funding.
Escalating fees ($150-$1,500/yr/well) for wells idle 8+ years. CalGEM can order plugging if fees unpaid. Creates compounding urgency.
40% of IIJA benefits must flow to disadvantaged communities. LA Basin and San Joaquin Valley wells in EJ zones get priority funding. We target these first.