Mountain State Oil
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mountain State Oil is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 31 (94%) are active, 1 (3%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
31
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 31
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 94%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mountain State Oil operate?
Mountain State Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (33). Its 33 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 Mountain State Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
94% of Mountain State Oil's catalogued wells are active, 65 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 3% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mountain State Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 31 (94%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ritchie (WV) and Doddridge (WV).
Notable wells operated by Mountain State Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliland, William S. Gilliland 1 | 47-085-07715 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Howard R & Judy D Mcdaniel Martin | 47-017-01908 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Jett, Clarence Jett 1 | 47-017-05168 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| U'Dell, Arthur U'Dell 2 | 47-017-05702 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Thompson, David M. Lyon 6 | 47-017-05215 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Hallworth, Albert O. Ashcraft 4 | 47-017-05294 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Edgell, Robert J. Johnson 1 | 47-017-05444 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Hallworth, Albert O. Ashcraft 3 | 47-017-05293 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Smith, Clarence Rager 5 | 47-017-05725 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Thompson, David M. Lyon 8-A | 47-017-05458 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Rager, Richard 4 | 47-017-05637 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
| Taylor, E. J. - Heirs 4 | 47-085-02395 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Mountain State Oil Company, L..L.C. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mountain State Oil operate?
Mountain State Oil is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mountain State Oil's wells are still active?
31 of Mountain State Oil's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mountain State Oil operate wells?
Mountain State Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (33).
Does Mountain State Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Mountain State Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 31 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Mountain State Oil'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, “Mountain State Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mountain-state-oil-142427 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).