Charity Gas
Operator of record for 166 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Charity Gas is the operator of record for 166 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 139 (84%) are active, 4 (2%) plugged & abandoned and 20 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 166 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
166
Active
139
Plugged
4
Orphaned
20
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 166 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 138
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 84%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Charity Gas operate?
Charity Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (166). Its 166 West Virginia wells are 0.1% 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 Charity Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
84% of Charity Gas's catalogued wells are active, 55 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 2% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 20 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Charity Gas operate?
By product class, 16 (10%) are oil wells and 138 (83%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Pleasants (WV), Ritchie (WV) and Tyler (WV).
Notable wells operated by Charity Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamp, Denzil Lamp 1 | 47-073-01420 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Wv Pulp And Paper Shingleton 1 | 47-073-00732 | Active | Oil | Pleasants, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Hendrickson, L. L. 1 | 47-073-01747 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Kuhn, Creed & Leona 2 | 47-085-02437 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Riggs, G. A. - Heirs 1 | 47-085-00966 | Active | Oil | Ritchie, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Shingleton, Geo. & Lilly 1 | 47-073-00547 | Active | Oil | Pleasants, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Adams, T. V. 1 | 47-073-01419 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Clayton, L. S. - Heirs 1 | 47-085-02474 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Hogue, Cledith 1 | 47-085-03323 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Robinson, Harley D. 1 | 47-085-02473 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Carpenter, W. G. 1 | 47-085-01573 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
| Well API 47-095-02870 | 47-095-02870 | Active | Other type | Tyler, WV | Charity Gas, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Charity Gas operate?
Charity Gas is the operator of record for 166 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (166). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Charity Gas's wells are still active?
139 of Charity Gas's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 20 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Charity Gas operate wells?
Charity Gas is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (166).
Does Charity Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Charity Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 138 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Charity Gas'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, “Charity Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/charity-gas-142282 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).