Novus Operating
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Novus Operating is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (20%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Novus Operating operate?
Novus Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (5). Its 5 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 Novus Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Novus Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Novus Operating 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 Preston (WV) and Randolph (WV).
Notable wells operated by Novus Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walls, Marshall T. & Kristi Jayhawk 1h | 47-077-00510 | Other status | Other type | Preston, WV | Novus Operating, LLC | — |
| Ruthbell Lumber Company Upper Pond 1v | 47-083-01251 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, WV | Novus Operating, LLC | — |
| Walls, Marshall & Kristi Jayhawk 3h | 47-077-00512 | Other status | Other type | Preston, WV | Novus Operating, LLC | — |
| Walls, Marshall & Kristi Jayhawk 2h | 47-077-00511 | Other status | Other type | Preston, WV | Novus Operating, LLC | — |
| Ruthbell Lumber Company Upper Pond 1 | 47-083-01252 | Other status | Other type | Randolph, WV | Novus Operating, LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Novus Operating operate?
Novus Operating is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Novus Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Novus Operating's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Novus Operating operate wells?
Novus Operating is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (5).
Does Novus Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Novus Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Novus Operating'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, “Novus Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/novus-operating-143305 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).