Oil & gas wells in Hardy County, WV
31 catalogued wells in Hardy County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Hardy County, West Virginia has 31 catalogued oil & gas wells: 17 active (55%), 12 plugged & abandoned (39%) and 0 documented orphans. It ranks 49th of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.0% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
31
Active
17
Plugged
12
Documented orphans
0
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Hardy County?
55% of Hardy County's wells are active, 4 percentage points above the West Virginia share of 51%. 39% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 1 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. No documented orphaned wells are recorded in Hardy County; West Virginia as a whole has 13,894. The remaining 1 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Hardy County?
By product class, 0 of the county's wells (0%) are oil wells, 1 (3%) gas wells and 19 (61%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Hardy County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Hardy County has the 49th-most catalogued wells of the 50 West Virginia counties with at least 25. The median West Virginia county on WellCensus has 2,037 wells. The largest, Ritchie County, has 10,708.
Who operates wells in Hardy County?
7 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Hardy County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Hardy County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, Thomas H. 1 | 47-031-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Duckworth, Steve Dba Steve Duckworth Well Service |
| Davidson, Henry & Ella 8011 | 47-031-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia Natural Resources, LLC |
| Lusby, Charles Ralph Hardy 9058 | 47-031-00003 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Bergdoll, Katren Kuhn 696 | 47-031-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Devon Energy Corporation (Nevada) |
| Whetzel, Scott &j.Cirillo Hardy 9254 | 47-031-00005 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Wilkins, Balf Hardy 9255 | 47-031-00006 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Alt, Christian 717 | 47-031-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Devon Energy Corporation (Nevada) |
| Miller, Dereyle H., Et Ux Hardy 9275 | 47-031-00008 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Rupert, James & Virginia Hardy 9301 | 47-031-00009 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Teets, Una Hardy 9302 | 47-031-00010 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Whetzel, Victoria, Etal 9304 | 47-031-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia Natural Resources, LLC |
| Combs, Roland & Nancy Hardy 9303 | 47-031-00012 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Strine, Sharion & Carl Hardy 9305 | 47-031-00013 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Pearl River Timber, LLC Hardy 9447 | 47-031-00014 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Orr, William J. B., Etal 9321 | 47-031-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia Natural Resources, LLC |
| Hamilton, Berlin Hardy 9369 | 47-031-00016 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Funkhouser, Kenneth Hardy 9373 | 47-031-00017 | Shut-in | Other type | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Funk, Dennis & Emily Hardy 9368 | 47-031-00018 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Columbia Gas Trans. Hardy 9386 | 47-031-00019 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Parks, W. S., Etal 9410 | 47-031-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia Natural Resources, LLC |
| Bean, Charles H., Et Ux 1 | 47-031-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Company, USA |
| Snyder, M. A. 1 | 47-031-00022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exxon Company, USA |
| Warden, William P. Cngd 3594-Rev. | 47-031-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cng Producing Company |
| Funk, Dennis & Emily Hardy 12458 | 47-031-00024 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
| Pearl River Timber, LLC Hardy 12348 | 47-031-00025 | Active | Injection | Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 31 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Hardy County, WV?
Hardy County, West Virginia has 31 catalogued oil & gas wells: 17 active, 12 plugged and 0 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Hardy County?
No documented orphaned wells are currently recorded in Hardy County, West Virginia.
What share of wells in Hardy County are plugged?
12 of Hardy County's 31 catalogued wells (39%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 22% across West Virginia.
Which West Virginia county has the most oil and gas wells?
Ritchie County has the most catalogued wells of any West Virginia county on WellCensus (10,708); Hardy County ranks 49th with 31.
How many companies operate wells in Hardy County?
7 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Hardy County, West Virginia.
Nearby in the West Virginia rankings
About this data
Source: West Virginia DEP Office of Oil & Gas well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Hardy County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/hardy (data as of October 10, 2026).