Research Chemicals
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Research Chemicals is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 17 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
17
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Research Chemicals operate?
Research Chemicals's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (17). Its 17 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 Research Chemicals’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Research Chemicals's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 17 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Research Chemicals operate?
By product class, 17 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Research Chemicals
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wookey, Frank P-17 | 47-043-01672 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Mason, Gordon P-24 | 47-043-01729 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Holstein, L. E. 47 | 47-043-01818 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Mason, Gordon P-20 | 47-043-01667 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Mason, Gordon 16 | 47-043-01826 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Columbia Gas Trans. P-25 | 47-043-01725 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| May, C. W. P-18 | 47-043-01752 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| May, C. W. P-19 | 47-043-01757 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Mason, Gordon P-23 | 47-043-01745 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Mason, Gordon G-54 | 47-043-01796 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| Mason, Gordon P-21 | 47-043-01733 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
| May, C. W. 4 | 47-043-01782 | Orphaned | Oil | Lincoln, WV | Research Chemicals Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Research Chemicals operate?
Research Chemicals is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Research Chemicals's wells are still active?
0 of Research Chemicals's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 17 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Research Chemicals operate wells?
Research Chemicals is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (17).
Does Research Chemicals operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Research Chemicals's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Research Chemicals'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, “Research Chemicals — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/research-chemicals-143011 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).