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API 47-085-00720OrphanedOil well

Dye, G. W. 4

Oil 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 #
47-085-00720
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Oil(Oil Production)
County
Ritchie
Coordinates
39.27788, -81.08387
State record #
085-00720

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Stephens, C. Stephens 3247-085-09326ActiveOilPin Oak Operating, LLC
Westvaco Lowther Lowther 1 A47-085-06811ActiveGasPin Oak Operating, LLC
Wilson, A. O. 147-085-03833Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnited Petro, Ltd.
Wilson, A. C. 147-085-02446ActiveGasZickefoose, R. L. And W.F.
Broce, Joseph W., Etal 1a47-085-07112ActiveGasPin Oak Operating, LLC
Swadley, J. N. 247-085-05931ActiveGasStrategic Well Holdings, Inc.

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