Gruss Joseph S
Operator of record for 74 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gruss Joseph S is the operator of record for 74 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 18 (24%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 74 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
74
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 74 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gruss Joseph S operate?
Gruss Joseph S's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (74). Its 74 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 Gruss Joseph S’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Gruss Joseph S's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 24% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Gruss Joseph S operate?
By product class, 1 (1%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ritchie (WV) and Roane (WV).
Notable wells operated by Gruss Joseph S
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gormley, Willis 1 | 47-085-03237 | Other status | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Short, L.A. 3 | 47-087-01327 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Lowe, O. 1 | 47-087-01384 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Love, H.A. 1 | 47-087-01470 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Hivley, R. 1 | 47-087-01334 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Roliff, R. M. 1 | 47-087-01370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Reynolds, O. 1 | 47-087-01472 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Foreman, Anna 1 | 47-087-01657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Ryan, H.D. 7 | 47-087-01377 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Cummings, A. 1 | 47-087-01559 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| Paxton, K. 5 | 47-087-01627 | Orphaned | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
| White, Richard 2 | 47-087-01328 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Gruss, Joseph S. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gruss Joseph S operate?
Gruss Joseph S is the operator of record for 74 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (74). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gruss Joseph S's wells are still active?
0 of Gruss Joseph S's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Gruss Joseph S operate wells?
Gruss Joseph S is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (74).
Does Gruss Joseph S operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Gruss Joseph S's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Gruss Joseph S'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, “Gruss Joseph S — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gruss-joseph-s-142270 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).