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API 47-049-80016OrphanedOil well

Chester Michels A-1

Oil well in Marion 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 #
47-049-80016
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Oil(Oil Production)
County
Marion
Coordinates
39.59438, -80.25750
State record #
049-80016

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Fisher, John & Bryan E-052947-049-01296ActiveGasDiversified Production LLC
Consolidation Coal Co. E-061447-049-01484ActiveGasDiversified Production LLC
Justice, Gayle D. E-054747-049-01357ActiveGasDiversified Production LLC
Hess, Joshua 1163747-049-00308ActiveGasDiversified Production LLC
Martin, Thomas E. - Est. E-050947-049-01255OrphanedGasDiversified Production LLC
Lemley, Terry Martin 163347-049-01548ActiveGasWaco Oil & Gas Co., Inc.

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