Oil & gas wells in Marshall County, WV
2,578 catalogued wells in Marshall County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Marshall County, West Virginia has 2,578 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,027 active (40%), 860 plugged & abandoned (33%) and 110 documented orphans. It ranks 21st of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 2% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,578
Active
1,027
Plugged
860
Documented orphans
110
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Marshall County?
40% of Marshall County's wells are active, 11 percentage points below the West Virginia share of 51%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 4 wells (0.2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 110 wells (4%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 577 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Marshall County?
By product class, 13 of the county's wells (0.5%) are oil wells, 1,344 (52%) gas wells and 290 (11%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 98% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Marshall County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Marshall County has the 21st-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 33rd in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Marshall County?
69 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Marshall 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 Marshall County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Belle 1 | 47-051-00011 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Clark, Belle 2 | 47-051-00012 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Geho, T. M. 1 | 47-051-00020 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Matthews, D.A. & M.A. 3305 | 47-051-00022 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Powers, R.J. 1 | 47-051-00031 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Lockwood, J. 1 | 47-051-00032 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Frye, C. E. 1 | 47-051-00038 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Williams, Charles & Anne 3 | 47-051-00042 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Williams, Charles & Anne 2 | 47-051-00043 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Riverview Memorial Park 1 | 47-051-00051 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hennen, D.H. 5 | 47-051-00052 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Morris, Russell L. M. E. Davis 4 | 47-051-00053 | Orphaned | Other type | West Virginia Land Resources, Inc. |
| S.T. Yoho Heirs 1 | 47-051-00059 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Stricklin, Lindsey Allen Gump 4 | 47-051-00067 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Powers, Robert J. 5 | 47-051-00072 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Mcginnis Heirs 2 | 47-051-00075 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Yoho, Joshua 7779 | 47-051-00078 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Meszner Tr. 1 | 47-051-00086 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Mchenry, Stella B. 1 | 47-051-00103 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Mcclelland, L. S. 2 | 47-051-00105 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Daugherty, W. O. W.O. Daugherty 1 | 47-051-00106 | Other status | Oil | Operator Unknown |
| Daugherty Heirs 1 | 47-051-00109 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hicks, John A. - Heirs 1 | 47-051-00118 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Howard, Harley 1 | 47-051-00122 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hoffman, H. E. 1-3692 | 47-051-00138 | Orphaned | Gas | Operator Unknown |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,578 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 Marshall County, WV?
Marshall County, West Virginia has 2,578 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,027 active, 860 plugged and 110 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Marshall County?
110 wells in Marshall County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 33rd-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Marshall County are plugged?
860 of Marshall County's 2,578 catalogued wells (33%) 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); Marshall County ranks 21st with 2,578.
How many companies operate wells in Marshall County?
69 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Marshall 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 Marshall County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/marshall (data as of October 10, 2026).