API 47-001-01786OrphanedGas well
Howdershelt, Elmer R. 3
Gas well in Barbour County, West Virginia · operated by Commonwealth Energy
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 #
- 47-001-01786
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Gas(House Gas)
- County
- Barbour
- Coordinates
- 39.21048, -79.87226
- State record #
- 001-01786
Operator
- Wells operated
- 325
- Active
- 6
- States
- LA, NY, OK, WV, WY
- As filed
- COMMONWEALTH ENERGY, INC.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett, Melvin B-53-1 | 47-001-01414 | Active | Gas | Creston Oil Corporation |
| Loar, Charles L. M. Shaw 3, K-31 | 47-001-02321 | Orphaned | Gas | Commonwealth Energy, Inc. |
| Poling, Britton Poling 2 (K-27) | 47-001-02302 | Orphaned | Gas | Commonwealth Energy, Inc. |
| D & D Lumber 1 | 47-001-01577 | Orphaned | Gas | Commonwealth Energy, Inc. |
| Hill, William 1639 | 47-001-01471 | Active | Gas | Beta Helix Energy LLC |
| Koontz, Paul 1 | 47-001-01340 | Other status | Other type | Monitor Petroleum Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.