API 47-087-01843OrphanedOil well
Sheppard, Bess 280
Oil well in Roane County, West Virginia · operated by Standard Oil
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 #
- 47-087-01843
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
- Type
- Oil(Oil Production)
- County
- Roane
- Coordinates
- 38.61043, -81.42851
- State record #
- 087-01843
Operator
- Wells operated
- 763
- Active
- 339
- States
- AR, CA, IL, KY, NY, OH, WV
- As filed
- STANDARD OIL COMPANY, INC.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar, Anna 1 | 47-039-02171 | Active | Oil | Diversified Production LLC |
| Jarrett, B. W. 30 | 47-039-00827 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Jennings, W. P. L.C. Wilson #5 | 47-039-03956 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Quaker State Corporation |
| Douglas, C. C. & G. D. 1 | 47-039-03940 | Active | Oil | Diversified Production LLC |
| Kelly, L. 1 | 47-039-02280 | Active | Oil | Diversified Production LLC |
| Kelly, Lucille 2 | 47-039-02838 | Active | Oil | Diversified Production LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.