Registry Drilling & Development
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Registry Drilling & Development is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Registry Drilling & Development operate?
Registry Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (8). Its 8 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 Registry Drilling & Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Registry Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Registry Drilling & Development operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) are oil wells and 3 (38%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Roane (WV), Calhoun (WV) and Clay (WV).
Notable wells operated by Registry Drilling & Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman, Joe 1 | 47-087-01599 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roane, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
| Cadle, Harold 1 | 47-013-02358 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
| Miller, Ed 1-S-107 | 47-015-01816 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clay, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
| Whytsell, W. E. & Velda Jacobs 20-S-371 | 47-013-03498 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
| Smith, Oral & Virginia Jacobs 24-S-373 | 47-013-03499 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
| Pingley, Darrell & Kandi 26 | 47-013-03504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
| Arnold, Fenton G.L.Meeks 1-S86 | 47-015-01772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
| Dawson, Ray 1-S-66 | 47-015-01807 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clay, WV | Registry Drilling & Development, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Registry Drilling & Development operate?
Registry Drilling & Development is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Registry Drilling & Development's wells are still active?
0 of Registry Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Registry Drilling & Development operate wells?
Registry Drilling & Development is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (8).
Does Registry Drilling & Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Registry Drilling & Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Registry Drilling & Development'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, “Registry Drilling & Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/registry-drilling-development-142511 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).