Who operates Smith, Nelson L. 1?

Smith, Nelson L. 1 (API 47-107-00421) is operated by Base Petroleum, Inc. according to the West Virginia regulator's registry.

Is Smith, Nelson L. 1 plugged or still active?

Smith, Nelson L. 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Smith, Nelson L. 1 located?

Smith, Nelson L. 1 is in Wood County, West Virginia at 39.10337, -81.70636.

API 47-107-00421OrphanedOther type well

Smith, Nelson L. 1

Other type well in Wood County, West Virginia · operated by Base Petroleum

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 #: 47-107-00421
Status: Orphaned(state code: Abandoned Well)
Type: Other type(Not Available)
County: Wood
Coordinates: 39.10337, -81.70636
State record #: 107-00421

Operator

Base Petroleum

Wells operated: 662
Active: 638
States: WV
As filed: BASE PETROLEUM, INC.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Roush Lucy E 2	34-105-20104	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Bourgeois, Catherine Ncee 909	47-035-02535	Active	Gas	Diversified Production LLC
North Coast Energy Ncee 1073hn	47-035-02916	Active	Gas	Diversified Production LLC
Hall James 1	34-105-20035	Orphaned	Oil	Historic Owner
Roush Lucy E 1	34-105-20078	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Historic Owner
Johnson Clyde-Johnson Don 1	34-105-22482	Active	Oil	J D Drilling Company

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.