Putnam William H
Operator of record for 55 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PUTNAM WILLIAM H · PUTNAM, WILLIAM H
At a glance
Putnam William H is the operator of record for 55 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 13 (24%) are active, 39 (71%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 39 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
55
Active
13
Plugged
39
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 39 |
| Ohio | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Putnam William H operate?
Putnam William H's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (39) and Ohio (16). Its 39 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 Putnam William H’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Putnam William H's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Putnam William H operate?
By product class, 16 (29%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Edwards Grant & Delph George 2 in Washington, OH at 5,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (OH) and Meigs (OH). 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 Putnam William H
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Grant & Delph George 2 | 34-167-26515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, OH | Putnam William H | 5,100 ft |
| Dunfee Re 1 | 34-167-21695 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Putnam William H | 4,309 ft |
| Osborne Ap 1 | 34-105-20984 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 4,280 ft |
| Barnett Ca 1 | 34-105-20991 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 2,574 ft |
| Torrence J B 1 | 34-105-20866 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 2,410 ft |
| Humphrey Ce 1 | 34-105-21058 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 2,143 ft |
| Hall Edna B 1 | 34-105-21050 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 2,090 ft |
| Buckley Carl No 1 1 | 34-105-20882 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 2,021 ft |
| State Of Ohio 1 | 34-105-20972 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 2,016 ft |
| State Of Ohio 3 | 34-105-20974 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 2,001 ft |
| Burns Ben F 1 | 34-105-21011 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 1,946 ft |
| Pickens Warren 1 | 34-105-20954 | Active | Oil | Meigs, OH | Putnam William H | 1,914 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Putnam William H operate?
Putnam William H is the operator of record for 55 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (39). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Putnam William H's wells are still active?
13 of Putnam William H's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Putnam William H operate wells?
Putnam William H is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (39) and Ohio (16).
Does Putnam William H operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Putnam William H's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Putnam William H's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Edwards Grant & Delph George 2 in Washington, OH is the deepest at 5,100 ft.
Where Putnam William H'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, “Putnam William H — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/putnam-william-h-86906 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).