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API 47-015-00839OrphanedGas well

Elk River Coal & Land Chief 1

Gas well in Clay County, West Virginia · operated by Elk River 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 #
47-015-00839
Status
Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
Type
Gas(Gas Production)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.50770, -80.99288
State record #
015-00839

Operator

Elk River Gas

Wells operated
3
Active
0
States
WV
As filed
ELK RIVER GAS LLC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Western Pocahontas Corp. 750447-015-00959Plugged & abandonedOther typeFarley, Daniel
Elk River Coal & Lumber 1247-015-01178Plugged & abandonedGasMurvin & Meier Oil Co.
Western Poca. Corp. 1647-015-01218ActiveGasPillar Energy, LLC
Barringer Trust Elk River 5047-067-00645Plugged & abandonedOther typeMurvin & Meier Oil Co.
Wetherall, Mary S., Etal 947-015-00815Plugged & abandonedOther typeBlue Creek Gas Co.
Pegasus Resources Co. Elk River 2447-067-00612Plugged & abandonedOther typeMurvin & Meier Oil Co.

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