Riddle William D
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Riddle William D is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 1 (13%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
1
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Riddle William D operate?
Riddle William D'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 Riddle William D’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Riddle William D's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 13% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Riddle William D operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) are oil wells and 6 (75%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Riddle William D
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutter, William J. 1-W-Il | 47-013-02413 | Orphaned | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
| Slider, Russell K. 2 | 47-013-02479 | Orphaned | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
| Godfrey, William 1 | 47-013-02609 | Orphaned | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
| Deem, I. 2 | 47-013-02497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
| Freshour, Thelma 1 | 47-013-02388 | Orphaned | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
| Jarvis, Hannah 1 | 47-013-02508 | Orphaned | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
| Freshour, Thelma 2 | 47-013-02408 | Orphaned | Oil | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
| Slider, Marie 1 | 47-013-02610 | Active | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Riddle, William D | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Riddle William D operate?
Riddle William D 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 Riddle William D's wells are still active?
1 of Riddle William D's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Riddle William D operate wells?
Riddle William D is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (8).
Does Riddle William D operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Riddle William D's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Riddle William D'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, “Riddle William D — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/riddle-william-d-142286 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).