Oil & gas wells in Taylor County, WV
1,392 catalogued wells in Taylor County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Taylor County, West Virginia has 1,392 catalogued oil & gas wells: 596 active (43%), 232 plugged & abandoned (17%) and 156 documented orphans. It ranks 31st of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 1% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
1,392
Active
596
Plugged
232
Documented orphans
156
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Taylor County?
43% of Taylor County's wells are active, 8 percentage points below the West Virginia share of 51%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 3 wells (0.2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 156 wells (11%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 405 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Taylor County?
By product class, 3 of the county's wells (0.2%) are oil wells, 861 (62%) gas wells and 29 (2%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 99% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Taylor County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Taylor County has the 31st-most catalogued wells of the 50 West Virginia counties with at least 25. The median West Virginia county on WellCensus has 2,037 wells. The largest, Ritchie County, has 10,708. By documented orphans it ranks 27th in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Taylor County?
75 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Taylor County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Taylor County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zorik, George 1 | 47-091-00002 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Kunst Heirs 1 | 47-091-00003 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Winona Coal & Coke Co. 1 | 47-091-00053 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Chaney, Joseph R., Et Al 2 | 47-091-00062 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Cathers, J. H. 2 | 47-091-00083 | Other status | Other type | Unknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract |
| Crislip, Frank A. 1 | 47-091-00084 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Newbrough, N.W. 6055 | 47-091-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Corder, A. B. 6029 | 47-091-00004 | Active | Injection | Equitrans, L. P. |
| Goff, Martha O. 7772 | 47-091-00005 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc |
| Brightwell, Fannie, Et Al 6119 | 47-091-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Mason, A.J., Et Al 6116 | 47-091-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Mcelroy, A.Y. 8534 | 47-091-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hope Gas, Inc. |
| Beckner, Willis Guy 6120 | 47-091-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Barker, Charles, Et Ux 6121 | 47-091-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Barker, Bruce B., Et Ux 6123 | 47-091-00011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Mason, D. Bruce, Et Al 6124 | 47-091-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Biddle, Sarah, Et Al 6122 | 47-091-00013 | Other status | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Able, J.L., Et Ux 6125 | 47-091-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Tucker, J. W. 6128 | 47-091-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Eqt Production Company, LLC |
| Payne, Charles H. 8622 | 47-091-00016 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc |
| Mason, D. Bruce, Et Al 6129 | 47-091-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Able, J.L., Et Ux 6130 | 47-091-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Taylor, J. F., Etal 6122 | 47-091-00019 | Active | Injection | Equitrans, L. P. |
| Curry, Casper L., Et Ux 6131 | 47-091-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Simba Group Inc 6126 Mason | 47-091-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eqt Production Company, LLC |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 1,392 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Taylor County, WV?
Taylor County, West Virginia has 1,392 catalogued oil & gas wells: 596 active, 232 plugged and 156 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Taylor County?
156 wells in Taylor County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 27th-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Taylor County are plugged?
232 of Taylor County's 1,392 catalogued wells (17%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 22% across West Virginia.
Which West Virginia county has the most oil and gas wells?
Ritchie County has the most catalogued wells of any West Virginia county on WellCensus (10,708); Taylor County ranks 31st with 1,392.
How many companies operate wells in Taylor County?
75 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Taylor County, West Virginia.
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About this data
Source: West Virginia DEP Office of Oil & Gas well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Taylor County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/taylor (data as of October 10, 2026).