Smith Carl E Petroleum
Operator of record for 96 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Smith Carl E Petroleum is the operator of record for 96 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 55 (57%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 96 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
96
Active
0
Plugged
55
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 96 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Carl E Petroleum operate?
Smith Carl E Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (96). Its 96 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 Smith Carl E Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Smith Carl E Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Smith Carl E Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Roane (WV), Tyler (WV), Doddridge (WV) and Wirt (WV).
Notable wells operated by Smith Carl E Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGLOGHLIN HEIRS McGLOTHLIN 1 | 47-087-01073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roane, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Pierpont, Z.M. 1 | 47-095-00112 | Orphaned | Other type | Tyler, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Ankrom, Roy & Leona 2 | 47-095-00687 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Boyd, A. W. & Joanna C. 303 | 47-095-01121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tyler, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Ankrom, Roy & Leona 1 | 47-095-00686 | Other status | Other type | Tyler, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Stalnaker, Anne Lou 316 | 47-087-04091 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Hughes, J. M. 318 | 47-087-04093 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Suttle, Herbert Suttle 1 | 47-087-01005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roane, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Murphy, W. R. Murphy 1 | 47-017-00508 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Doddridge, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Martin, J. H. Martin 2 | 47-017-00926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Doddridge, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Wheaton, Lenora Wheaton 1 | 47-105-00520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wirt, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
| Stalnaker, Anne Lou 317 | 47-087-04092 | Other status | Other type | Roane, WV | Smith, Carl E Petroleum Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Carl E Petroleum operate?
Smith Carl E Petroleum is the operator of record for 96 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (96). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Carl E Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Smith Carl E Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Smith Carl E Petroleum operate wells?
Smith Carl E Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (96).
Does Smith Carl E Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Smith Carl E Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Smith Carl E Petroleum'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, “Smith Carl E Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-carl-e-petroleum-142157 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).