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Chaq Oil

Operator of record for 52 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.

At a glance

Chaq Oil is the operator of record for 52 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 52 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 52 wells (100% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

52

Active

0

Plugged

52

Orphaned

0

Portfolio by state

StateWells
West Virginia52

Well mix

Oil wells
0
Gas wells
0
Shut-in
0
Active share
0%

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Where does Chaq Oil operate?

Chaq Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (52). Its 52 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 Chaq Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

0% of Chaq Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.

What kinds of wells does Chaq Oil operate?

By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.

Notable wells operated by Chaq Oil

Wells operated by Chaq Oil
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
Wood Co. Petroleum Co. 110106-0347-085-08226Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Cuthbert, Ralph B/Ahart 121817-0747-085-08394Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Burk Estate (Chaq) 124291-0247-085-08241Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Carle & Cuthbert Heirs Reese-0347-085-08244Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Carle & Cuthbert Heirs 122392-0147-085-08232Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Carle & Cuthbert Heirs 122392-0847-085-08239Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Wood Co. Petroleum Co. 110106-0447-085-08227Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Carle & Cuthbert Heirs Reese-0647-085-08246Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Hardigg, Catherine Etal. 1100106-0147-085-08389Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Cuthbert & Carle Heirs Reese-1847-085-08254Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Wood Co. Petroleum Co. 110106-0647-085-08229Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—
Richardson, William B. 147-085-05328Plugged & abandonedOther typeRitchie, WVChaq Oil Company—

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Chaq Oil operate?

Chaq Oil is the operator of record for 52 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (52). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Chaq Oil's wells are still active?

0 of Chaq Oil's catalogued wells are active; 52 are plugged & abandoned.

In which states does Chaq Oil operate wells?

Chaq Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (52).

Does Chaq Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?

0 of Chaq Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

Where Chaq 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, “Chaq Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chaq-oil-142110 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).