Emax Oil
Operator of record for 111 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EMAX OIL CO · EMAX OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Emax Oil is the operator of record for 111 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 20 (18%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 105 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
111
Active
0
Plugged
20
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 105 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 8
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Emax Oil operate?
Emax Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (105) and Pennsylvania (6). Its 105 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 Emax Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Emax Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 18% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Emax Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 8 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Preston (WV), Mcdowell (WV), Raleigh (WV), Mingo (WV), Mercer (WV) and Jefferson (PA). 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 Emax Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cress, L. A. S-280 | 47-077-00203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Preston, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Alawest, Inc. 30 E-1066 | 47-047-01225 | Other status | Other type | Mcdowell, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Muncy, Goldie Muncy 3 S-700 | 47-047-00991 | Other status | Other type | Mcdowell, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Farmer, A. A., Etal Farmer 5-S-747 | 47-081-00840 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Daniel, Kermit Daniel 23-S-672 | 47-081-00784 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Cooke, Randolph Cooke 2 S-606 | 47-081-00728 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Willard, George T. Willard 1-S-666 | 47-081-00797 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Black Mountain Coal Co. C-13-So. E-1072 | 47-047-01227 | Other status | Other type | Mcdowell, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Haney, Adolphus, Etal Spratt 3-E-852 | 47-059-01183 | Other status | Other type | Mingo, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Pocahontas Land Corp. C-5 South E1032 | 47-055-00164 | Other status | Other type | Mercer, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| Burleson, William Hutchinson2s670 | 47-081-00773 | Other status | Other type | Raleigh, WV | Emax Oil Company | — |
| John Hirshberger 3 | 37-065-22362 | Other status | Gas | Jefferson, PA | Emax Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Emax Oil operate?
Emax Oil is the operator of record for 111 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (105). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Emax Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Emax Oil's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Emax Oil operate wells?
Emax Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (105) and Pennsylvania (6).
Does Emax Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Emax Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Emax 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, “Emax Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/emax-oil-113366 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).