Oil & gas wells in Tyler County, WV
2,989 catalogued wells in Tyler County, West Virginia, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Tyler County, West Virginia has 2,989 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,434 active (48%), 492 plugged & abandoned (16%) and 454 documented orphans. It ranks 15th of the 50 West Virginia counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 3% of the state's 118,569 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
2,989
Active
1,434
Plugged
492
Documented orphans
454
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Tyler County?
48% of Tyler County's wells are active, 3 percentage points below the West Virginia share of 51%. 16% are plugged & abandoned, against 22% statewide and 47% nationally. 68 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 454 wells (15%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 12% across West Virginia and 4% nationally. The remaining 541 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Tyler County?
By product class, 76 of the county's wells (3%) are oil wells, 1,645 (55%) gas wells and 179 (6%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 4% and the gas share 55%. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Tyler County compare with other West Virginia counties?
Tyler County has the 15th-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 13th in West Virginia.
Who operates wells in Tyler County?
156 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Tyler 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 Tyler County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster, Frank B. 1 | 47-095-00005 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Wright, Ross 1 | 47-095-00008 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Lemasters, A. E. 3469 | 47-095-00010 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Wilson, Frank 1 | 47-095-00011 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Smith, Sherman 1 | 47-095-00012 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hill, Emerson 1 | 47-095-00014 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Smith, Sherman 1 | 47-095-00015 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Workman, R.A. 16 | 47-095-00020 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| William Way Heirs 1 | 47-095-00022 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Cain, Nathan 1 | 47-095-00024 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Cain, Nathan 3 | 47-095-00027 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Riggs Brothers 1 | 47-095-00028 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Wells, Eli J. & Sons 1 | 47-095-00029 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Finke, Lauta D. 1 | 47-095-00032 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Smith, Elizabeth 4 | 47-095-00034 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Owens, W.W. 1 | 47-095-00038 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Frank Fonner Estate 1 | 47-095-00039 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Fletcher, Delbert 1 | 47-095-00040 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Riggs, L.A. & E.E. 2 | 47-095-00042 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Smith, B.S. 1 | 47-095-00044 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hamilton, J.B. 1 | 47-095-00048 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| H.S. Hamilton Heirs 1 | 47-095-00049 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Birch, W.M. 1 | 47-095-00051 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Gorrell, S.C. & W.R. 1 | 47-095-00052 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Lawson, Bessie 2 | 47-095-00053 | Orphaned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 2,989 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 Tyler County, WV?
Tyler County, West Virginia has 2,989 catalogued oil & gas wells: 1,434 active, 492 plugged and 454 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Tyler County?
454 wells in Tyler County, West Virginia are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 13th-highest count among West Virginia counties.
What share of wells in Tyler County are plugged?
492 of Tyler County's 2,989 catalogued wells (16%) 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); Tyler County ranks 15th with 2,989.
How many companies operate wells in Tyler County?
156 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Tyler 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 Tyler County, West Virginia”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/west-virginia/tyler (data as of October 10, 2026).