Drilling Appalachian
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Drilling Appalachian is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (53%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Drilling Appalachian operate?
Drilling Appalachian's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (15). Its 15 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 Drilling Appalachian’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Drilling Appalachian's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 53% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Drilling Appalachian operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ritchie (WV), Tyler (WV), Doddridge (WV) and Wetzel (WV).
Notable wells operated by Drilling Appalachian
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins, Burl & Mabel Jenkins 1 | 47-085-07222 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Beckner, Paul M. 2 | 47-085-07423 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Ash, Verna Ash 4 | 47-095-01486 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tyler, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Sweeney, Hiram - Heirs H.Sweeney 3 | 47-095-01447 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Osborn, Lottie 1 | 47-017-00335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Doddridge, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Green Dot Farm Green Dot 2 | 47-103-01751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wetzel, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Hostutler, Jearold & Nora Hostutler 1 | 47-103-01814 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wetzel, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Buck Buster Hunting Club Buck Buster 3 | 47-103-01889 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wetzel, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Ransom, Mark M & J 1 | 47-103-02473 | Other status | Other type | Wetzel, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Harris, Benjamin & Deborah Harris 1 | 47-103-02506 | Other status | Other type | Wetzel, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Liberty Holding Co. 3 | 47-103-01798 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wetzel, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
| Mason, Kenneth R . Mcgill 1 | 47-103-02516 | Other status | Other type | Wetzel, WV | Drilling Appalachian Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Drilling Appalachian operate?
Drilling Appalachian is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Drilling Appalachian's wells are still active?
0 of Drilling Appalachian's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Drilling Appalachian operate wells?
Drilling Appalachian is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (15).
Does Drilling Appalachian operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Drilling Appalachian's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Drilling Appalachian'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, “Drilling Appalachian — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/drilling-appalachian-142309 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).