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Five Star Operating

Operator of record for 46 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.

At a glance

Five Star Operating is the operator of record for 46 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 44 (96%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 46 wells (100% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

46

Active

44

Plugged

0

Orphaned

2

Portfolio by state

StateWells
West Virginia46

Well mix

Oil wells
13
Gas wells
20
Shut-in
0
Active share
96%

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Where does Five Star Operating operate?

Five Star Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (46). Its 46 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 Five Star Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

96% of Five Star Operating's catalogued wells are active, 67 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Five Star Operating operate?

By product class, 13 (28%) are oil wells and 20 (43%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.

Notable wells operated by Five Star Operating

Wells operated by Five Star Operating
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
Tate, A. H. 147-085-01601ActiveGasRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Wass, Ralph P. 247-085-02741ActiveOilRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Tibbs, B. B. 747-085-02756ActiveOilRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Wellings, J. E. 147-085-02048ActiveGasRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Tibbs, B. B. 947-085-02752ActiveOilRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Wellings, J. E. 247-085-02084ActiveGasRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Wellings, J. E. 147-085-01933ActiveGasRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Tibbs, B. B. 247-085-02533ActiveGasRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Wass, Ralph 147-085-02644ActiveOilRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Tibbs, B. B. 147-085-01940ActiveGasRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Patton-Wilson 347-085-02503OrphanedGasRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—
Tibbs, B. B. 1147-085-02755ActiveOilRitchie, WVFive Star Operating Inc.—

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Five Star Operating operate?

Five Star Operating is the operator of record for 46 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (46). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Five Star Operating's wells are still active?

44 of Five Star Operating's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Five Star Operating operate wells?

Five Star Operating is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (46).

Does Five Star Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?

13 of Five Star Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 20 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

Where Five Star Operating'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, “Five Star Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/five-star-operating-142244 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).