Oil & gas wells in Randolph County, WV
1,251 catalogued wells in Randolph County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Randolph County, West Virginia has 1,251 catalogued oil & gas wells: 601 active (48%), 188 plugged & abandoned (15%) and 126 documented orphans. It ranks 32nd of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 1% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
1,251
Active
601
Plugged
188
Documented orphans
126
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Randolph County?
48% of Randolph County's wells are active, 3 percentage points below the West Virginia share of 51%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 126 wells (10%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 336 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Randolph County?
By product class, 2 of the county's wells (0.2%) are oil wells, 688 (55%) gas wells and 34 (3%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 92% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Randolph County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Randolph County has the 32nd-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 31st in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Randolph County?
82 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Randolph 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 Randolph County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman, Endress 1-P | 47-083-00001 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Yoacum, Tacy 1 | 47-083-00155 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Betler, John J. 1 | 47-083-01118 | Other status | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Simmons, Elva M. 1-303 | 47-083-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia Natural Resources, LLC |
| Isner, J. W. 1 | 47-083-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | East Resources, Inc. |
| Goff-Arnold Land Co. 1 | 47-083-00004 | Active | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Goff-Arnold 2 | 47-083-00005 | Orphaned | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Shockey, B. L. & H. O. 1 | 47-083-00006 | Orphaned | Other type | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Wv Med Sec Prison 1 | 47-083-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Wv Coal & Coke Corp. 1 | 47-083-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Wv Midland Corp. Sheffey 1 | 47-083-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Goff-Arnold Land Co. 3 | 47-083-00010 | Other status | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Wv Medium Sec Prison 2 | 47-083-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Brown, Dora 1 | 47-083-00012 | Orphaned | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Moore Keppel & Co., Inc. 1 | 47-083-00013 | Active | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| King And Casad 1 | 47-083-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Moore Keppel Co. R 6 | 47-083-00015 | Active | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Joyce, Bridgett - Estate 1 | 47-083-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Coal And Iron 2 | 47-083-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Moore-Keppel & Company 1-A | 47-083-00018 | Orphaned | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Avington, Carl/P.F. King Avington/King#1 | 47-083-00019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| Harshbarger, H. E. Hycrest 1 | 47-083-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hanifan, J. E. 1 | 47-083-00021 | Active | Gas | Ross And Wharton Gas Company, Inc. |
| King And Casad 1 | 47-083-00022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Thomason, M.M. 1 | 47-083-00023 | Other status | Other type | Blaho Oil And Gas Company |
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Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Randolph County, WV?
Randolph County, West Virginia has 1,251 catalogued oil & gas wells: 601 active, 188 plugged and 126 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Randolph County?
126 wells in Randolph County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 31st-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Randolph County are plugged?
188 of Randolph County's 1,251 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); Randolph County ranks 32nd with 1,251.
How many companies operate wells in Randolph County?
82 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Randolph 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 Randolph County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/randolph (data as of October 10, 2026).