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API 47-015-00188OrphanedOther type well

Brown, J. W. 1

Other type well in Clay 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 #
47-015-00188
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Other type(Not Available)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.37861, -81.13793
State record #
015-00188

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

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Irvine, Earl Flynn 20/613 S47-067-00721Other statusOther typeConsol Gas Company
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Backus, C. D. 147-067-00042ActiveGasDiversified Production LLC
Hill & Long B-847-067-00325ActiveGasD. C. Malcolm, Inc.
Rhyan, Loretta Hill & Long A1447-067-00888Other statusOther typeCabot Oil & Gas Corporation

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