Foster Mining
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Foster Mining is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Foster Mining operate?
Foster Mining's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (10). Its 10 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 Foster Mining’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Foster Mining's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Foster Mining operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Braxton (WV), Ritchie (WV), Doddridge (WV), Gilmer (WV) and Lewis (WV).
Notable wells operated by Foster Mining
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCAULEY, W. L. 1-A | 47-007-01222 | Orphaned | Other type | Braxton, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Scott, A. J. 1p | 47-085-07754 | Orphaned | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Brooks-Gum 3p | 47-017-01259 | Orphaned | Other type | Doddridge, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Martin, G. M. 2-A | 47-021-03023 | Orphaned | Gas | Gilmer, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Summers, Goff 2 | 47-021-00754 | Orphaned | Gas | Gilmer, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Summers, Mary, Etal 2-A | 47-021-03795 | Other status | Other type | Gilmer, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Frye 1p | 47-041-01328 | Orphaned | Other type | Lewis, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Butcher 1p | 47-041-03861 | Orphaned | Other type | Lewis, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Simmons, Guy 2332-Hall 1 | 47-041-03275 | Orphaned | Other type | Lewis, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
| Summers, Mary, Etal 3-A | 47-021-03796 | Other status | Other type | Gilmer, WV | Foster Mining Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Foster Mining operate?
Foster Mining is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Foster Mining's wells are still active?
0 of Foster Mining's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Foster Mining operate wells?
Foster Mining is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (10).
Does Foster Mining operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Foster Mining's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Foster Mining'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, “Foster Mining — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/foster-mining-142678 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).