API 47-079-00620OrphanedOther type well
Melton, Lena M., Etal 5
Other type well in Putnam 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 #
- 47-079-00620
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
- Type
- Other type(Not Available)
- County
- Putnam
- Coordinates
- 38.48289, -81.75587
- State record #
- 079-00620
Operator
- Wells operated
- 13,601
- Active
- 17
- States
- WV
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Island 1 | 47-039-02836 | Active | Gas | Shamblin Stone Inc. |
| Dunn, R. H. 1 | 47-039-00189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson Resources Company |
| Westvaco Corp. 14 | 47-039-00776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Operator Unknown |
| Hindman, Virgil, Jr. Hindman 1 | 47-039-04910 | Active | Gas | Pillar Energy, LLC |
| Kanawha & Hocking 1 | 47-039-01172 | Active | Gas | Bryan, David C. |
| Dunbar Development Company 1 | 47-039-00424 | Active | Gas | Pillar Energy, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.