Pettey Joseph E
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pettey Joseph E is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (83%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pettey Joseph E operate?
Pettey Joseph E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (6). Its 6 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 Pettey Joseph E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Pettey Joseph E's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% 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 Pettey Joseph E operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 3 (50%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Logan (WV), Lincoln (WV) and Mingo (WV).
Notable wells operated by Pettey Joseph E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Land Kh B.C.C. 9769 | 47-045-00314 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, WV | Pettey, Joseph E. | — |
| Hager, Eldon T. Mcdowell 3 | 47-043-02162 | Orphaned | Other type | Lincoln, WV | Pettey, Joseph E. | — |
| Ark Land Kh B.C.C. 9768 | 47-045-00315 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, WV | Pettey, Joseph E. | — |
| Cotiga Development Co. C-102 | 47-059-01227 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mingo, WV | Pettey, Joseph E. | — |
| Cotiga Development Co. C-103 | 47-059-01256 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mingo, WV | Pettey, Joseph E. | — |
| Cotiga Development Co. C-100 | 47-059-01201 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mingo, WV | Pettey, Joseph E. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pettey Joseph E operate?
Pettey Joseph E is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pettey Joseph E's wells are still active?
0 of Pettey Joseph E's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Pettey Joseph E operate wells?
Pettey Joseph E is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (6).
Does Pettey Joseph E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Pettey Joseph E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Pettey Joseph E'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, “Pettey Joseph E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pettey-joseph-e-142992 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).