API 47-085-05971OrphanedGas well
Francis, Gilbert 1
Gas well in Ritchie County, West Virginia · operated by Wv Wells
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 #
- 47-085-05971
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Gas(Gas Production)
- County
- Ritchie
- Coordinates
- 39.28811, -81.18776
- State record #
- 085-05971
Operator
- Wells operated
- 159
- Active
- 5
- States
- WV
- As filed
- WV WELLS, LTD
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layfield 3 | 47-085-09889 | Orphaned | Other type | Raven Ridge Energy, LLC |
| Lowther, Cozbi Lowther 3 | 47-085-07714 | Active | Gas | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Bonner, Jack H-1214 | 47-085-05086 | Other status | Other type | Haught, Inc. |
| Foy Heirs 3 | 47-085-00961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc |
| Doss, Millard 369 | 47-085-03455 | Active | Gas | Targa Development, Inc. |
| Westvaco Bickle 2 | 47-085-07383 | Other status | Other type | Subsurface Energy, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.