Mays Coal
Operator of record for 41 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mays Coal is the operator of record for 41 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 22 (54%) are plugged & abandoned and 12 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 41 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
41
Active
0
Plugged
22
Orphaned
12
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 41 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 25
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mays Coal operate?
Mays Coal's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (41). Its 41 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Mays Coal’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mays Coal's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 12 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mays Coal operate?
By product class, 5 (12%) are oil wells and 25 (61%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Mays Coal
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A Mays Hc Heeter Ne Heeter 5 | 37-031-22582 | Other status | Other type | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| James A Mays F Whitehill 39 | 37-031-22605 | Other status | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| James A Mays 1 | 37-031-20060 | Other status | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| James A Mays 3 | 37-031-20123 | Other status | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| James A Mays 3 | 37-031-20194 | Other status | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| James A Mays F Whitehill 39 | 37-031-22642 | Other status | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| Whitling 8 | 37-031-01565 | Orphaned | Oil | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| Mary Rachel Berg 8 | 37-031-20032 | Orphaned | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| James A Mays 10 | 37-031-20101 | Orphaned | Oil | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| Re Dixon 1 | 37-031-20207 | Orphaned | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| Fe Schriebrel Fe Schieberl 1 | 37-031-20253 | Orphaned | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
| Ralph E Courson 3 | 37-031-20988 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clarion, PA | Mays Coal Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mays Coal operate?
Mays Coal is the operator of record for 41 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (41). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mays Coal's wells are still active?
0 of Mays Coal's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned and 12 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mays Coal operate wells?
Mays Coal is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (41).
Does Mays Coal operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Mays Coal's catalogued wells are oil wells and 25 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Mays Coal'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, “Mays Coal — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mays-coal-71594 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).