Oil & gas wells in Jackson County, WV
3,029 catalogued wells in Jackson County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Jackson County, West Virginia has 3,029 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,383 active (46%), 1,066 plugged & abandoned (35%) and 162 documented orphans. It ranks 14th of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 3% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
3,029
Active
1,383
Plugged
1,066
Documented orphans
162
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Jackson County?
46% of Jackson County's wells are active, 5 percentage points below the West Virginia share of 51%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 162 wells (5%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 418 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Jackson County?
By product class, 81 of the county's wells (3%) are oil wells, 1,367 (45%) gas wells and 60 (2%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 96% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Jackson County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Jackson County has the 14th-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 24th in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Jackson County?
168 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Jackson 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 Jackson County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole, Delbert 1 | 47-035-00012 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Kelley, W. L. 1 | 47-035-00014 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Henkel, H. R. 1 | 47-035-00028 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Casto, L. M. 1 | 47-035-00033 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Warne, Boyd E. 1 | 47-035-00035 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Coleman, R. S. 0-42 | 47-035-00081 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hammack, Icy, Etal 1 | 47-035-00179 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Harmon-Wandling-Simmon 1 | 47-035-00203 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Wallbrown, Henry 1 | 47-035-00353 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Kelbaugh-Griffith 1 | 47-035-00404 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Litton, B. F., Etal 1 | 47-035-00508 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Vail, Anna B. 1 | 47-035-00519 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Puckett, E. F. 1 | 47-035-00546 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Miller, B. H. & Nellie 1 | 47-035-00549 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Rhodes, Chas. L. & J. A. 1 | 47-035-00576 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Garretson, F. J., Etal 1 | 47-035-00577 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| McMURRAY, S. V. 1 | 47-035-00609 | Other status | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Pickens, R. D. 1 | 47-035-00618 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Jewell, C. A. 1 | 47-035-00622 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Morgan, W. E. 1 | 47-035-00642 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Weekley, U. C. 1 | 47-035-00646 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hubbs, Hally 1 | 47-035-00662 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Full, Clara, Etal 1 | 47-035-00679 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hughes, Raymond F. 1 | 47-035-00687 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Stanley, Cora B. 1 | 47-035-00692 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 3,029 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 Jackson County, WV?
Jackson County, West Virginia has 3,029 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,383 active, 1,066 plugged and 162 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Jackson County?
162 wells in Jackson County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 24th-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Jackson County are plugged?
1,066 of Jackson County's 3,029 catalogued wells (35%) 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); Jackson County ranks 14th with 3,029.
How many companies operate wells in Jackson County?
168 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Jackson 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 Jackson County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/jackson (data as of October 10, 2026).