Prince Petroleum
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRINCE PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. · PRINCE PETROLEUM INC
At a glance
Prince Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (67%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 6 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
6
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Prince Petroleum operate?
Prince Petroleum'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 Prince Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Prince Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Prince Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 6 (67%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Braxton (WV) and Lewis (WV). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Prince Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, L. 4 | 47-007-00532 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Prince Petroleum Company, Inc. | — |
| Flesher, E. D. 1 | 47-041-00692 | Active | Gas | Lewis, WV | Prince Petroleum Company, Inc. | — |
| Bennett, L. 3 | 47-007-00531 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Prince Petroleum Company, Inc. | — |
| Bennett, L. 2 | 47-007-00523 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Prince Petroleum Company, Inc. | — |
| Queen, Martha Queen 1-A | 47-041-03490 | Active | Gas | Lewis, WV | Prince Petroleum Company, Inc. | — |
| Bennett, L. 1 | 47-007-00522 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Prince Petroleum Company, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Prince Petroleum operate?
Prince Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Prince Petroleum's wells are still active?
6 of Prince Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Prince Petroleum operate wells?
Prince Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (6).
Does Prince Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Prince Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Prince Petroleum'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, “Prince Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/prince-petroleum-35528 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).