API 47-085-07381OrphanedOil well
Busch, Freddie B., Jr. Busch 1
Oil well in Ritchie County, West Virginia · operated by Ross And Wharton Gas
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 47-085-07381
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Oil(Oil Production)
- County
- Ritchie
- Coordinates
- 39.14976, -81.26120
- State record #
- 085-07381
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,756
- Active
- 954
- States
- WV
- As filed
- ROSS AND WHARTON GAS COMPANY, INC.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts, Wayne Roberts 2 | 47-105-01114 | Active | Gas | Patchwork Oil & Gas LLC |
| Wilson, A. B. 10 | 47-105-00766 | Active | Oil | Creston Oil Corporation |
| Haught, N. W. 10 | 47-105-00812 | Active | Oil | Creston Oil Corporation |
| Dawson, William 5 | 47-105-00791 | Active | Gas | Creston Oil Corporation |
| Haught, N. W. 27 | 47-105-00181 | Other status | Other type | East Resources, Inc. |
| Ferree, D.P. 1 | 47-105-00048 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.