Who operates Grimm, J.W. 1?

Grimm, J.W. 1 (API 47-085-00074) is operated by Operator Unknown according to the West Virginia regulator's registry.

Is Grimm, J.W. 1 plugged or still active?

Grimm, J.W. 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Grimm, J.W. 1 located?

Grimm, J.W. 1 is in Ritchie County, West Virginia at 39.13178, -81.12118.

API 47-085-00074OrphanedOther type well

Grimm, J.W. 1

Other type well in Ritchie 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 #: 47-085-00074
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type: Other type(Not Available)
County: Ritchie
Coordinates: 39.13178, -81.12118
State record #: 085-00074

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated: 13,601
Active: 17
States: WV

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Richards, W. 1	47-085-02460	Active	Gas	Kimco Inc.
Oscar Keen TONEY # 1	47-105-01380	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Next Lvl Energy, LLC
Richards, W. G. 1	47-085-02090	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Operator Unknown
Hefner, L. O. 2	47-085-04341	Active	Oil	Hildreth, Roy G & Son Inc
Zickefoose, C. L. 1	47-085-04584	Active	Gas	Megan Oil & Gas Co., Inc.
Schnittman, Nathan 1	47-105-00420	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Operator Unknown

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.