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API 47-007-01723OrphanedGas well

Carper, J. C. 1

Gas well in Braxton County, West Virginia · operated by Wolverton Samuel E

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 #
47-007-01723
Status
Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
Type
Gas(House Gas)
County
Braxton
Coordinates
38.81303, -80.72464
State record #
007-01723

Operator

Wolverton Samuel E

Wells operated
1
Active
0
States
WV
As filed
WOLVERTON, SAMUEL E

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Nearby wells

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Bleigh, Alfred M. 147-007-01835ActiveGasRoss And Wharton Gas Company, Inc.
Stout, Kathern 62463247-007-02236OrphanedGasJackson Fuel Corporation
Lemon, Harry Lee 82588747-007-02478Other statusOther typeChesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.
Lemon, Paul 82588947-007-02475Other statusOther typeChesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.
Becket, Hugh 147-007-00340OrphanedOther typeOperator Unknown
Carr, Liskey 147-007-00650Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown

Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.