Gastar Exploration
Operator of record for 75 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GASTAR EXPLORATION INC. · GASTAR EXPLORATION LLC
At a glance
Gastar Exploration is the operator of record for 75 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 41 (55%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 69 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
75
Active
0
Plugged
41
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 69 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 24
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gastar Exploration operate?
Gastar Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (69) and Oklahoma (6). Its 69 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 Gastar Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Gastar Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gastar Exploration operate?
By product class, 24 (32%) are oil wells and 24 (32%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Marshall (WV), Tucker (WV) and Tyler (WV). 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 Gastar Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Material Sciences, LLC Hansen No. 10h | 47-051-01653 | Other status | Gas | Marshall, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Yoho, Roy Friend Roy Yoho 1h | 47-051-01454 | Other status | Other type | Marshall, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Bungard, Wilbert H. ,. Et Al Blake No. 1h | 47-051-01696 | Other status | Gas | Marshall, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Smith, Fred & Gloria Smith A-1 | 47-093-00095 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Tucker, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Spencer, Alva D. ,. Estate M.W. Spencer No. 21 | 47-095-00430 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Tyler, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Mason, Kenneth & Jennifer P. M. Furbee 12 | 47-095-00641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tyler, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Spencer, Alva D. ,. Estate M.W. Spencer No. 13 | 47-095-00655 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tyler, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Weese, Everett R. John Seckman No. 1 | 47-095-01050 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tyler, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Mason, Kenneth & Jennifer P. M. Furbee 20 | 47-095-00225 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Tyler, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Spencer, Alva D. ., Estate M. W. Spencer No. 23 | 47-095-01078 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tyler, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Mason, Kenneth & Jennifer P. M. Furbee 15 | 47-095-00643 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tyler, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
| Simms, Terry E. & Deborah Simms No. U-4h | 47-051-01730 | Other status | Gas | Marshall, WV | Gastar Exploration Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gastar Exploration operate?
Gastar Exploration is the operator of record for 75 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (69). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gastar Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Gastar Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 41 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gastar Exploration operate wells?
Gastar Exploration is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (69) and Oklahoma (6).
Does Gastar Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Gastar Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 24 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Gastar Exploration'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, “Gastar Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gastar-exploration-11704 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).