API 47-079-01541OrphanedOil well
Scott Smith Smith # 1
Oil well in Putnam County, West Virginia · operated by Operator Unknown
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 #
- 47-079-01541
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Oil(Oil Production)
- County
- Putnam
- Coordinates
- 38.44108, -81.86876
- State record #
- 079-01541
Operator
- Wells operated
- 13,601
- Active
- 17
- States
- WV
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb, Charles 2 | 47-039-03786 | Active | Other type | Hanley, Cletus B |
| Childers, Jerry Childers 1 | 47-039-04941 | Active | Gas | Pillar Energy, LLC |
| Hedrick, Charles L. Alford 4196 | 47-079-01177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbia Natural Resources, LLC |
| Edwards, Effie, Etal 1-1133 | 47-039-01757 | Active | Gas | Larch Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Schultz, Gary & Dana 1 | 47-039-05383 | Active | Gas | Pillar Energy, LLC |
| Yoder, M. J. 1 | 47-039-02658 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | East Resources, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.