API 47-085-01943OrphanedOil well
Lipscomb, John 3
Oil well in Ritchie County, West Virginia · operated by Wv Wells
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 #
- 47-085-01943
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Oil(Oil Production)
- County
- Ritchie
- Coordinates
- 39.30643, -81.09814
- State record #
- 085-01943
Operator
- Wells operated
- 159
- Active
- 5
- States
- WV
- As filed
- WV WELLS, LTD
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton, H. A. Barton 4 | 47-085-06821 | Active | Gas | B.V. Well Services, LLC |
| Layfield, John C. Friedley 3 | 47-085-05503 | Active | Gas | Term Energy Corporation |
| Fowler, W.S. 1 | 47-085-00650 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Rinehart, H. N. 4 | 47-085-01121 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Snider, Robert F. Fire 2 | 47-085-06439 | Active | Gas | All State Energy Corporation |
| Metz Samuel C & Dixie L Metz 1 4-25 | 47-085-10559 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.