Who operates Kemp, C.W. 2?

Kemp, C.W. 2 (API 47-085-01043) is operated by Operator Unknown according to the West Virginia regulator's registry.

Is Kemp, C.W. 2 plugged or still active?

Kemp, C.W. 2 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Kemp, C.W. 2 located?

Kemp, C.W. 2 is in Ritchie County, West Virginia at 39.04696, -81.20304.

API 47-085-01043OrphanedOther type well

Kemp, C.W. 2

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 #: 47-085-01043
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type: Other type(Not Available)
County: Ritchie
Coordinates: 39.04696, -81.20304
State record #: 085-01043

Operator

Operator Unknown

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

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Despard, Burton - Heirs 1	47-013-02493	Active	Gas	Cain, Francis E.
Despard, Burton - Heirs 4	47-013-02523	Active	Gas	Cain, Francis E.
Baker & Baughman 33	47-013-00411	Orphaned	Other type	B D & P Oil & Gas Co
Blankenship, Al 53	47-105-00080	Orphaned	Other type	Operator Unknown
Cain-Riddle 14	47-013-03532	Active	Gas	Cain, Francis E.
State of WV 1	47-013-04769	Orphaned	Gas	Unknown - Dep Paid Plugging Contract

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