Oil & gas wells in Mingo County, WV
2,266 catalogued wells in Mingo County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Mingo County, West Virginia has 2,266 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,441 active (64%), 351 plugged & abandoned (15%) and 142 documented orphans. It ranks 25th of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 2% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,266
Active
1,441
Plugged
351
Documented orphans
142
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Mingo County?
64% of Mingo County's wells are active, 13 percentage points above the West Virginia share of 51%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 142 wells (6%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 332 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Mingo County?
By product class, 5 of the county's wells (0.2%) are oil wells, 1,591 (70%) gas wells and 0 (0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 97% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Mingo County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Mingo County has the 25th-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 28th in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Mingo County?
99 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Mingo 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 Mingo County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcum, Myrtle/Closterman 6 | 47-059-00001 | Orphaned | Gas | Operator Unknown |
| Ferrell, J.L. 8 | 47-059-00003 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Oskamp, Henry, Et Al 4350 | 47-059-00034 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Yates, F. H. 1 | 47-059-00038 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Messor, C.C. 6 | 47-059-00040 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Waldron, H. A. & M. H. 2 | 47-059-00055 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Burning Creek Marrowbone 2 | 47-059-00063 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Brewer, John 1 | 47-059-00068 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Brewer, John 2 | 47-059-00070 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Vance, Ellen 1 | 47-059-00088 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Vance, Ellen 2 | 47-059-00093 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Central Trust 2 | 47-059-00118 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Meade & Jackson 2 | 47-059-00124 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Meade, William 1 | 47-059-00133 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Johnson, James 1 | 47-059-00138 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Huntington Realty Corp. 1 | 47-059-00140 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Chafins, Lafe B. 1 | 47-059-00149 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Brewer, Moses, Etal 1 | 47-059-00157 | Orphaned | Gas | Operator Unknown |
| Meade-Arnett Trent 3 | 47-059-00159 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Central Trust Co. 6409 (V-1386) | 47-059-00174 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Spaulding, A. J. Tremt 6 | 47-059-00180 | Orphaned | Gas | Operator Unknown |
| Marcum, G. D. - Lease #2 2 | 47-059-00191 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Cotiga Dev. Co. 1 | 47-059-00337 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Central Trust Co. #27 V-1402 | 47-059-00340 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Ferrell, Emmett & Dixie 2 | 47-059-00481 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,266 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 Mingo County, WV?
Mingo County, West Virginia has 2,266 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,441 active, 351 plugged and 142 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Mingo County?
142 wells in Mingo County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 28th-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Mingo County are plugged?
351 of Mingo County's 2,266 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); Mingo County ranks 25th with 2,266.
How many companies operate wells in Mingo County?
99 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Mingo 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 Mingo County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/mingo (data as of October 10, 2026).