Oil & gas wells in Braxton County, WV
2,596 catalogued wells in Braxton County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Braxton County, West Virginia has 2,596 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,320 active (51%), 592 plugged & abandoned (23%) and 287 documented orphans. It ranks 20th of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 2% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,596
Active
1,320
Plugged
592
Documented orphans
287
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Braxton County?
51% of Braxton County's wells are active, close to the West Virginia share of 51%. 23% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 287 wells (11%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 397 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Braxton County?
By product class, 24 of the county's wells (0.9%) are oil wells, 1,540 (59%) gas wells and 1 (0.0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 90% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Braxton County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Braxton County has the 20th-most catalogued wells of the 50 West Virginia counties with at least 25. The median West Virginia county on WellCensus has 2,037 wells. The largest, Ritchie County, has 10,708. By documented orphans it ranks 20th in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Braxton County?
172 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Braxton County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Braxton County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haymond, F. W. 15 | 47-007-00007 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Norman, M. B. 1 | 47-007-00040 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Haymond, Lucy - Heirs 2 | 47-007-00061 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Gerwig, P. S. 3 | 47-007-00064 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Brown, W. M. 1 | 47-007-00079 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Shaver, M. J. 1 | 47-007-00093 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Shaver, M. J. 2 | 47-007-00111 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Shock, Albert 2 | 47-007-00117 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Morrison, A. L. 1 | 47-007-00120 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Shafer, F. D. 1 | 47-007-00125 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| McELWAIN, ARLOS L. 1 | 47-007-00134 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Gerwig, C. W. 1 | 47-007-00163 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hopkins, J. E. 1 | 47-007-00217 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Engel, C. L. 4 | 47-007-00239 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| McELWEE, F. D. 1 | 47-007-00244 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Carroll, A. 1 | 47-007-00247 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Moyers, P. L. 1 | 47-007-00272 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Moyers, P. L. 2 | 47-007-00273 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| McCUMBER, FRENCH 1 | 47-007-00282 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Knight, E. I. 1 | 47-007-00286 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Boggs, U. L. 1 | 47-007-00289 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Yoak, Creed 1 | 47-007-00296 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Gerwig, Reubin 2 | 47-007-00310 | Orphaned | Gas | Operator Unknown |
| Engel, O. M. 1 | 47-007-00314 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Shock, David 1 | 47-007-00325 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,596 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Braxton County, WV?
Braxton County, West Virginia has 2,596 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,320 active, 592 plugged and 287 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Braxton County?
287 wells in Braxton County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 20th-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Braxton County are plugged?
592 of Braxton County's 2,596 catalogued wells (23%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 22% across West Virginia.
Which West Virginia county has the most oil and gas wells?
Ritchie County has the most catalogued wells of any West Virginia county on WellCensus (10,708); Braxton County ranks 20th with 2,596.
How many companies operate wells in Braxton County?
172 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Braxton County, West Virginia.
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About this data
Source: West Virginia DEP Office of Oil & Gas well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Braxton County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/braxton (data as of October 10, 2026).