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API 47-085-01291OrphanedGas well

Wood County Petroleum 56

Gas 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 #
47-085-01291
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Gas(Gas Production)
County
Ritchie
Coordinates
39.22851, -81.28388
State record #
085-01291

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

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Parker, James G. A-131147-085-06323Other statusOther typeAlamco, Inc.
Westvaco Wilson W-747-085-05164Other statusOther typeWhitnam Oil & Gas Corp.
Kelly Land & Mineral Beckwith 147-085-06419ActiveGasZickefoose, R. L. And W.F.
Wilson-Light 247-085-05501ActiveGasPin Oak Operating, LLC
Golden 847-085-04842OrphanedOther typeBenatty Corp., The

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