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API 47-059-00149OrphanedOther type well

Chafins, Lafe B. 1

Other type well in Mingo 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 #
47-059-00149
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Other type(Not Available)
County
Mingo
Coordinates
37.86878, -82.34767
State record #
059-00149

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

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Federal Coal & Coke Co 5708KY:84359Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnited Fuel Gas Co
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Thompson, Harold G. & M. 247-059-01801ActiveGasWarfield Management, LLC
Federal Gas, Oil & Coal Co 959916-159-00262ActiveGasUnited Fuel Gas Co
Freemont Coal Company 2362647-059-01518ActiveGasDiversified Production LLC

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