Creston Oil
Operator of record for 802 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Creston Oil is the operator of record for 802 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 727 (91%) are active, 19 (2%) plugged & abandoned and 47 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 802 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
802
Active
727
Plugged
19
Orphaned
47
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 802 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 143
- Gas wells
- 611
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 91%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Creston Oil operate?
Creston Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (802). Its 802 West Virginia wells are 0.7% 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 Creston Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
91% of Creston Oil's catalogued wells are active, 62 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 2% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 47 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Creston Oil operate?
By product class, 143 (18%) are oil wells and 611 (76%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Creston Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall, Ruie 3 | 47-007-01631 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| McCUMBERS, M. C. 1 | 47-007-00420 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Edgell, B. F. 1 | 47-007-00603 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Parkersburg Mill Co. 1 | 47-007-01174 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Cummings, H. R. 2 | 47-007-00726 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Jack, Louie D. 4 | 47-007-00894 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Baker, Susan 3 | 47-007-00155 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Howell, G. B. 8123 | 47-007-00249 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Miller, J. M. 2 | 47-007-00356 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Howell, G. B. 3 | 47-007-00410 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| See, Arnett 1 | 47-007-00621 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
| Howell, G. B. 2 | 47-007-00402 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Creston Oil Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Creston Oil operate?
Creston Oil is the operator of record for 802 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (802). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Creston Oil's wells are still active?
727 of Creston Oil's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 47 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Creston Oil operate wells?
Creston Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (802).
Does Creston Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
143 of Creston Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 611 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Creston 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, “Creston Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/creston-oil-72457 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).