Challenge Petroleum
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHALLENGE PETROLEUM CO., INC. · CHALLENGE PETROLEUM COMPANY
At a glance
Challenge Petroleum is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 7 wells (58% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Challenge Petroleum operate?
Challenge Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (7). Its 7 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 Challenge Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Challenge Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Challenge Petroleum operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Challenge Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson, J. A. & S. H. Hrs 3 | 47-029-00112 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, WV | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. | — |
| Henthorn, F.B. 1 | 47-029-00107 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, WV | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. | — |
| McCOY, CLYDE CLAYTON 8 | 47-029-00096 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, WV | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. | — |
| Deeds, Clarence L. 1 | 47-029-00095 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, WV | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. | — |
| Carson, J. A. & S. H. 1 | 47-029-00102 | Orphaned | Oil | Hancock, WV | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. | — |
| Carson, J. L. & R. L. Carson 3 | 47-029-00111 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, WV | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. | — |
| Van Gilder, Charles 1 | 47-029-00113 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, WV | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Challenge Petroleum operate?
Challenge Petroleum is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Challenge Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Challenge Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Challenge Petroleum operate wells?
Challenge Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (7).
Does Challenge Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Challenge Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Challenge Petroleum'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, “Challenge Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/challenge-petroleum-35433 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).