Red Gas
Operator of record for 84 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Red Gas is the operator of record for 84 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 40 (48%) are active, 3 (4%) plugged & abandoned and 40 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 84 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
84
Active
40
Plugged
3
Orphaned
40
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 84 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 73
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 48%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Red Gas operate?
Red Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (84). Its 84 West Virginia wells are 0.1% 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 Red Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
48% of Red Gas's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 4% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 40 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Red Gas operate?
By product class, 1 (1%) are oil wells and 73 (87%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Lewis (WV), Ritchie (WV), Tyler (WV), Barbour (WV) and Doddridge (WV).
Notable wells operated by Red Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearer, Robert C. Dixie 1 | 47-041-04764 | Active | Gas | Lewis, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Butcher, M. L. 8218 | 47-041-03079 | Active | Gas | Lewis, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Smith, B. & S. 1-A | 47-085-05243 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Giboney, H. B., Etux Cr-1 | 47-085-06042 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Giboney, H. G., Etux 3 | 47-085-05941 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Giboney, H. G., Etux 4 | 47-085-06258 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Rowe, Russell K., Etal 1 | 47-085-06491 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Stull, Charles E., Etux Stull 1 | 47-095-01377 | Orphaned | Gas | Tyler, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Carse, M. Siboney, Etal Myers 1 | 47-095-01378 | Orphaned | Gas | Tyler, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Carpenter, Robert L. 1 | 47-001-01574 | Orphaned | Gas | Barbour, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| LOWTHER, FRANK & GEORGIA McCLOY D-12 | 47-017-03631 | Active | Gas | Doddridge, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
| Sleeth, T. P. Jr., Etal 3 | 47-041-00937 | Orphaned | Gas | Lewis, WV | Red Gas Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Red Gas operate?
Red Gas is the operator of record for 84 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (84). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Red Gas's wells are still active?
40 of Red Gas's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 40 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Red Gas operate wells?
Red Gas is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (84).
Does Red Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Red Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 73 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Red Gas'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, “Red Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/red-gas-142437 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).