API 47-001-00006OrphanedGas well
Benson, Ira D. 2-8794
Gas well in Barbour County, West Virginia · operated by Allegheny Metallurgical
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
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Drilling began
Completion
Jan 1, 1900
Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 47-001-00006
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Gas(Gas Production)
- County
- Barbour
- Coordinates
- 39.16618, -80.17780
- State record #
- 001-00006
Operator
- Wells operated
- 34
- Active
- 11
- States
- WV
- As filed
- ALLEGHENY METALLURGICAL LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinkle, A. L. & W. D. 1 | 47-097-00927 | Orphaned | Gas | Breckenridge Corporation |
| Rorrer, W. G. 2-B-19 | 47-001-00783 | Orphaned | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Miire, Ira T. 578 | 47-097-00561 | Active | Gas | Mule Head LLC |
| Wentz, C. Russell 2 | 47-001-00230 | Active | Gas | Beta Helix Energy LLC |
| Byrd, Richard D. 1 | 47-097-02211 | Active | Gas | Deran Resources, Inc. |
| Marteney J-492 | 47-001-01543 | Active | Gas | Pillar Energy, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.