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API 47-007-00244OrphanedOther type well

McELWEE, F. D. 1

Other type well in Braxton County, West Virginia · operated by Operator Unknown

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 #
47-007-00244
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Other type(Not Available)
County
Braxton
Coordinates
38.74483, -80.90365
State record #
007-00244

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Cunningham, N. B. 147-007-00182Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown
Chapman, Mickey & Diana Chapman 147-007-02240Other statusOther typeReed Gas Inc.
Hart, Glenard 7-S-15047-007-01698Plugged & abandonedOther typeStonestreet Lands Co.
Fowler, Leo Dr Hill 4-S-12047-007-01725Plugged & abandonedGasRoss And Wharton Gas Company, Inc.
Starcher, Wavie 1-S-22947-015-01984Plugged & abandonedOther typeStonestreet Lands Co.
Dawson, J. A. 1-S-7247-015-01774Plugged & abandonedOther typeStonestreet Lands Co.

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