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API 47-085-00850OrphanedOther type well

Kester, J. H. 5

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 #
47-085-00850
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Other type(Not Available)
County
Ritchie
Coordinates
39.10054, -81.25943
State record #
085-00850

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Mary Strong 147-105-01487OrphanedOilUnknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract
N/A 147-105-01474OrphanedOilUnknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract
Hoffman, Walter 87647-105-00073Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown
Mary Strong 147-105-01488OrphanedOilUnknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract
Mills, Warren 147-105-00617OrphanedGasSeneca Oil Company
Mary Strong 147-105-01489OrphanedOilUnknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract

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