Smith Walter E
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Smith Walter E is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (78%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Walter E operate?
Smith Walter E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (18). Its 18 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 Smith Walter E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Smith Walter E's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Smith Walter E operate?
By product class, 1 (6%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Smith Walter E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott, O.E. & B.V Proudfoot #1 | 47-013-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Wilson, E. O. 1 | 47-013-01155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Hathaway, O. J. Heirs 1 | 47-013-01195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Pinsion, Herbert & Rose 5 | 47-013-02183 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Burns, William 1 | 47-013-01080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Ferrell, G. S. 2 | 47-013-02035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Chenoweth, Denver 1 | 47-013-01858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Yoak, Ivy Seb Johnson 2 | 47-013-04478 | Other status | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Geho, O. R., Etal 1 | 47-013-01847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Plant, S.M. 1 | 47-013-01104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Smith, Herbert 2 | 47-013-01137 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
| Yoak, Arvin 1 | 47-013-02733 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Calhoun, WV | Smith, Walter E | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Walter E operate?
Smith Walter E is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Walter E's wells are still active?
0 of Smith Walter E's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Smith Walter E operate wells?
Smith Walter E is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (18).
Does Smith Walter E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Smith Walter E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Smith Walter E'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 Walter E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-walter-e-142203 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).