API 47-085-00066OrphanedGas well
Richards, R.W. 1
Gas 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 #
- 47-085-00066
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Gas(Gas Production)
- County
- Ritchie
- Coordinates
- 39.24906, -81.06684
- State record #
- 085-00066
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Stephen W. Welch 9 | 47-085-09027 | Active | Gas | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Hedge, Okey F., Etal 1 | 47-085-01870 | Active | Gas | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Crane, W. C. 2 | 47-085-03569 | Active | Gas | Kehl Oil And Gas Enterprises LLC |
| Cox, Royal D., Etal Cox/Umstead 6 | 47-085-09144 | Active | Gas | Stalnaker Energy Corporation |
| Heartwood Forestland Fund Iv 832255 Heartwood Forestland Fund | 47-085-09891 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Swn Production Company, LLC |
| Haught, Eldon & Mary Jk-939 | 47-085-07054 | Other status | Other type | Energy Corporation Of America |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.