API 47-085-05887OrphanedGas well
Francis, Gilbert 3
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 #
- 47-085-05887
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Gas(Gas Production)
- County
- Ritchie
- Coordinates
- 39.29175, -81.17994
- State record #
- 085-05887
Operator
- Wells operated
- 159
- Active
- 5
- States
- WV
- As filed
- WV WELLS, LTD
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Sarah - Heirs 6 | 47-085-03316 | Active | Gas | Night Owl Well Service |
| Doss, Dillard 362 | 47-085-03450 | Active | Gas | Targa Development, Inc. |
| Trader, Frank 0 | 47-085-08307 | Active | Other type | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. |
| Layfield, Henry 4 | 47-085-09642 | Active | Other type | Pin Oak Operating, LLC |
| Hall, A. - Heirs 5 | 47-085-00560 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Morris, P. W. 11 | 47-085-03855 | Active | Gas | Pin Oak Operating, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.