Abandoned well - oil or gas well that is no longer economically maintained or properly sealed. Article “Orphan wells” in English Wikipedia has 56.5 points for quality (as of July 1, 2025). The article contains 57 references and 12 sections. The article also contains templates indicating quality issues, therefore its score was reduced by 2.97 points.
Since the creation of article “Orphan wells”, its content was written by 22 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 22 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.
The article is cited 347 times in English Wikipedia and cited 347 times in all languages.
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There is 1 language version for this article in the WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).
The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipédia dumps from July 1, 2025 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).
| Best Rank | English: #831088 10.2024 |
Global: #1415882 12.2024 |
| Best Rank | English: #87373 11.2021 |
Global: #283518 11.2021 |
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In English Wikipedia the most popular articles on that day were: Jeffrey Epstein, Wuthering Heights, Wuthering Heights (2026 film), 2026 Winter Olympics, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament, Epstein files, John F. Kennedy Jr., Anthony Kim, James Van Der Beek.
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