Hays &
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hays & is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (62%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 21 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hays & operate?
Hays &'s catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (21). Its 21 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 Hays &’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hays &'s catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hays & operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Pleasants (WV), Braxton (WV), Ritchie (WV), Roane (WV), Calhoun (WV) and Jackson (WV) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Hays &
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, George 1 | 47-073-01304 | Other status | Other type | Pleasants, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Hutchinson, O. L. 1 | 47-007-01511 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Braxton, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Bender, W. K. 2 | 47-007-01545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Braxton, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| W.H. Batson Heirs 1 | 47-085-04233 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Cox, Otha D. & Alice 3 | 47-085-05177 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Tate, Lucy G. Pars. Mossor 1 | 47-085-06874 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Taylor, Mary L. 2 | 47-087-00105 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roane, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Goff, Martha 1 | 47-085-05223 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Westvaco Corporation 1 | 47-085-06902 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Lynch, Lizzie L. 1 (Red) | 47-013-02429 | Other status | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Starr, J. H. 1 | 47-035-00202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
| Beverlin, Matilda Chancy Davis #1 | 47-017-01622 | Orphaned | Other type | Doddridge, WV | Hays & Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hays & operate?
Hays & is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hays &'s wells are still active?
0 of Hays &'s catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hays & operate wells?
Hays & is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (21).
Does Hays & operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Hays &'s catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Hays &'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, “Hays & — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hays-142595 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).