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API 47-085-00922OrphanedOther type well

Welch, B. F. 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 #
47-085-00922
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Other type(Not Available)
County
Ritchie
Coordinates
39.12843, -81.06627
State record #
085-00922

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Holpp, Solomon 607347-013-00501Plugged & abandonedOther typeEastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc
Baker & Baughman 1747-013-00327OrphanedOther typeB D & P Oil & Gas Co
Gainer, F. 170947-021-03044OrphanedGasRoss And Wharton Gas Company, Inc.
Westvaco Baughman 147-013-04305ActiveOther typeAll State Energy Corporation
Mitchell Heirs 647-021-03584ActiveGasMegan Oil & Gas Co., Inc.
Collins, Willie 247-013-01123OrphanedOther typeOperator Unknown

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