Anvil Oil
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Anvil Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (5%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Anvil Oil operate?
Anvil Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (19). Its 19 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Anvil Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Anvil Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 5% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Anvil Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ritchie (WV), Tyler (WV) and Doddridge (WV).
Notable wells operated by Anvil Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wv Pulp & Paper Prunty 1 | 47-085-06918 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Goodwin, W., Etux C. C. Weekley 2 | 47-085-08027 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Wv Pulp & Paper Prunty 6 | 47-085-07317 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Pifar, Herschel Simonton 3 | 47-085-07994 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Westvaco Corporation Prunty 4 | 47-085-07176 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Ritchie, Donald Butcher 1 | 47-085-08000 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Smith, Edna V. Morg/Hemsworth1 | 47-085-08001 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Mercer, Lawrence Mercer 2 | 47-095-01349 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Smith, Walton & Stella Smith 2 | 47-095-01380 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Gregg, David Gregg 5 | 47-095-01206 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Underwood, Cecil, Etux Governor 1 | 47-095-01487 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
| Holland, Mary Lou L. Maxwell 21 | 47-017-04142 | Other status | Other type | Doddridge, WV | Anvil Oil Co., Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Anvil Oil operate?
Anvil Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Anvil Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Anvil Oil's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Anvil Oil operate wells?
Anvil Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (19).
Does Anvil Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Anvil Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Anvil Oil's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Anvil Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/anvil-oil-142714 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).