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API 47-087-01844OrphanedOil well

Sheppard, Bess 281

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 #
47-087-01844
Status
Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
Type
Oil(Oil Production)
County
Roane
Coordinates
38.60971, -81.42722
State record #
087-01844

Operator

Standard Oil

Wells operated
763
Active
339
States
AR, CA, IL, KY, NY, OH, WV
As filed
STANDARD OIL COMPANY, INC.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Jennings, W.P. & Clara H L.C. Wilson #947-039-03960Plugged & abandonedInjectionQuaker State Corporation
Roush, W. D. 147-039-04177Plugged & abandonedOther typeD & R Energy
Jennings, W. P., Etal L.C. Wilson #447-039-03955Plugged & abandonedInjectionQuaker State Corporation
Siders, Nellie & O. E. L. Humphreys 647-039-04805Plugged & abandonedOther typeQuaker State Corporation
80029 398002947-039-80029OrphanedOther typeOperator Unknown
Mann, Lynn & Terrie Walker Unit 147-039-03861Plugged & abandonedOther typeQuaker State Corporation

Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.