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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

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Wilson Island 147-039-02836ActiveGasShamblin Stone Inc.
Dunn, R. H. 147-039-00189Plugged & abandonedOther typeJackson Resources Company
Westvaco Corp. 1447-039-00776Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown
Hindman, Virgil, Jr. Hindman 147-039-04910ActiveGasPillar Energy, LLC
Kanawha & Hocking 147-039-01172ActiveGasBryan, David C.
Dunbar Development Company 147-039-00424ActiveGasPillar Energy, LLC

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