Oil & gas wells in Harrison County, WV
6,147 catalogued wells in Harrison County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Harrison County, West Virginia has 6,147 catalogued oil & gas wells: 3,627 active (59%), 917 plugged & abandoned (15%) and 485 documented orphans. It ranks 4th of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 5% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
6,147
Active
3,627
Plugged
917
Documented orphans
485
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Harrison County?
59% of Harrison County's wells are active, 8 percentage points above the West Virginia share of 51%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 77 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 485 wells (8%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 1,041 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Harrison County?
By product class, 79 of the county's wells (1%) are oil wells, 3,848 (63%) gas wells and 334 (5%) 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 Harrison County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Harrison County has the 4th-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. By documented orphans it ranks 12th in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Harrison County?
201 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Harrison 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 Harrison County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris, Carrie & Sallie 1 | 47-033-00018 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Flannigan, Walter 2 | 47-033-00024 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Lucas, W. H. 4607 | 47-033-00026 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Boggess Heirs 2 | 47-033-00028 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Payne, John A., Et Al 1 | 47-033-00044 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Williams, John J. 11083 | 47-033-00055 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Piperio, Sam 1 | 47-033-00080 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Pepper, M. 2 | 47-033-00081 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Duncan, George L. 2 | 47-033-00089 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Swiger, George W. 11 | 47-033-00094 | Other status | Other type | Unknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract |
| Harbert, John W., Etal 2 | 47-033-00164 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Chaney, Joseph R., Et Al 1 | 47-033-00168 | Other status | Other type | Unknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract |
| Allen, Rose 6 | 47-033-00171 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Myers, Isaac 4 | 47-033-00184 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Myers, Isaac 3 | 47-033-00186 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Woodson, Robert 1 | 47-033-00192 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Stout, Benton 2 | 47-033-00208 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Faris, George T., Etal 2 | 47-033-00224 | Other status | Other type | Unknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract |
| Barnett, L. E. 5 | 47-033-00227 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Faris, George T., Etal 6-S-18-22 | 47-033-00239 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Gawthrop, B. L. 1 | 47-033-00246 | Other status | Other type | Spencer Enterprises Dba Hugh Spencer |
| Allen, Rose 5 | 47-033-00249 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Lewis, C. Ross 1 | 47-033-00251 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Webb, John B., Etal 1-S-18-32 | 47-033-00255 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Moore, Arnold 2 | 47-033-00259 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 6,147 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 Harrison County, WV?
Harrison County, West Virginia has 6,147 catalogued oil & gas wells: 3,627 active, 917 plugged and 485 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Harrison County?
485 wells in Harrison County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 12th-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Harrison County are plugged?
917 of Harrison County's 6,147 catalogued wells (15%) 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); Harrison County ranks 4th with 6,147.
How many companies operate wells in Harrison County?
201 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Harrison County, West Virginia.
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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 Harrison County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/harrison (data as of October 10, 2026).