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API 47-085-06814OrphanedGas well

French, James French 1

Gas well in Ritchie County, West Virginia · operated by Beacon Resources

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 #
47-085-06814
Status
Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
Type
Gas(Gas Production)
County
Ritchie
Coordinates
39.27491, -81.20495
State record #
085-06814

Operator

Beacon Resources

Wells operated
40
Active
0
States
MI, WV
As filed
BEACON RESOURCES CORPORATION

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Haught, Warren R. H-144347-085-06818Other statusOther typeHaught, Inc.
Stephens, L. C. 2647-085-00569Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown
Criss, Frank 2-145-S47-085-05654ActiveGasSugar Rock Incorporated
Cowan, M.D. 2047-085-04282OrphanedOther typePin Oak Operating, LLC
Maze, Ralph 147-085-05255ActiveGasK. Petroleum, Inc.
Criss, G. 2-144-S47-085-05653ActiveGasSugar Rock Incorporated

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