Chase Petroleum
Operator of record for 79 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHASE PETROLEUM LTD. · CHASE PETROLEUM, INC.
At a glance
Chase Petroleum is the operator of record for 79 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 13 (16%) are active, 2 (3%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 78 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
79
Active
13
Plugged
2
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 78 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 14
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 16%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chase Petroleum operate?
Chase Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (78) and North Dakota (1). Its 78 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 Chase Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
16% of Chase Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 3% 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 Chase Petroleum operate?
By product class, 1 (1%) are oil wells and 14 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Mitten 12-10 in Mckenzie, ND at 9,798 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mckenzie (ND) and Ritchie (WV). 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 Chase Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitten 12-10 | 33-053-00827 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Chase Petroleum Ltd. | 9,798 ft |
| Varner, Shirley J. 1 | 47-085-05128 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Hazelbaker, Brenden Michels 2 | 47-085-04950 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Pifer, Donald 2 | 47-085-05084 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Black, George P. 2 | 47-085-05241 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Robertson, Richard T. 1 | 47-085-05209 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Nichols, L./Summers/Prior 1 | 47-085-04978 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Calhoun, Willard T. Harris/Prunty 1 | 47-085-06112 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Echard, Marc C. 1 | 47-085-06013 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| LOGAN, CAROLYN M. McKINLEY 3 | 47-085-05713 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Tanzey, T. N. - Heirs Tanzey 4 | 47-085-07299 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Delancey, Spencer K. 2 | 47-085-05081 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chase Petroleum, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chase Petroleum operate?
Chase Petroleum is the operator of record for 79 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (78). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chase Petroleum's wells are still active?
13 of Chase Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Chase Petroleum operate wells?
Chase Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (78) and North Dakota (1).
Does Chase Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Chase Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 14 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chase Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mitten 12-10 in Mckenzie, ND is the deepest at 9,798 ft.
Where Chase 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, “Chase Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chase-petroleum-40097 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).