Chesterfield Energy
Operator of record for 63 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Chesterfield Energy is the operator of record for 63 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (11%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 63 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
63
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 63 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chesterfield Energy operate?
Chesterfield Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (63). Its 63 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 Chesterfield Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Chesterfield Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 11% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Chesterfield Energy operate?
By product class, 1 (2%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Boone (WV), Ritchie (WV), Upshur (WV), Tyler (WV), Taylor (WV) and Braxton (WV).
Notable wells operated by Chesterfield Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matawa Mining & Dev. Co. Pfd-6 | 47-005-00667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boone, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Sheppard, P. G. & Nellie Sheppard 5 | 47-085-06956 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Sheppard, P. G. & Nellie Sheppard 6 | 47-085-06957 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Sheppard, P.G. & N.J. Sheppard 3 | 47-085-06948 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| McKISIC, AUBREY & MABLE McKISIC 3 | 47-097-02847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Upshur, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Gaskins, Cecil M. Welch 1 | 47-095-01481 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Gum, W. B. 1 | 47-097-00795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Upshur, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Debendarfer, Harold 2 | 47-091-00180 | Other status | Other type | Taylor, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Hinkle, Major & Brent 1 | 47-097-00523 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Upshur, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Hinkle, Deva & Doris 1 | 47-097-00503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Upshur, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Cutright, Maurice R. Cutright 2 | 47-097-02761 | Other status | Other type | Upshur, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
| Brady, Mickey Lee Brady 1 | 47-007-01947 | Other status | Other type | Braxton, WV | Chesterfield Energy Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chesterfield Energy operate?
Chesterfield Energy is the operator of record for 63 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (63). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chesterfield Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Chesterfield Energy's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Chesterfield Energy operate wells?
Chesterfield Energy is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (63).
Does Chesterfield Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Chesterfield Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Chesterfield Energy'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, “Chesterfield Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chesterfield-energy-142102 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).