Mcelroy Coal
Operator of record for 121 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mcelroy Coal is the operator of record for 121 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 118 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 121 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
121
Active
0
Plugged
118
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 121 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcelroy Coal operate?
Mcelroy Coal's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (121). Its 121 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 Mcelroy Coal’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mcelroy Coal's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mcelroy Coal operate?
By product class, 1 (0.8%) are oil wells and 1 (0.8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Mcelroy Coal
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Charles E. M-1574 | 47-051-00146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Lyons, Scott M-19 | 47-051-00723 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Mcelroy Coal Co M-1565 | 47-051-01324 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Loudenslager Well 1 | 47-051-01025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Whipkey, Twila M-479 | 47-051-01293 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Schoene, Michael M-473 | 47-051-01193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Mccoy, Ronald M-444 | 47-051-01282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Jones, J. M-435 | 47-051-00782 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Mcelroy Coal Co M 1523 | 47-051-01427 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Consolidation Coal M-334 | 47-051-00614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Burge, O. E. & Sarah Lou M-1527a | 47-051-01159 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
| Gorby, Riley & Maud M-1543 | 47-051-00123 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Marshall, WV | Mcelroy Coal Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcelroy Coal operate?
Mcelroy Coal is the operator of record for 121 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (121). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcelroy Coal's wells are still active?
0 of Mcelroy Coal's catalogued wells are active; 118 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcelroy Coal operate wells?
Mcelroy Coal is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (121).
Does Mcelroy Coal operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Mcelroy Coal's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Mcelroy 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, “Mcelroy Coal — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcelroy-coal-143102 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).