API 47-085-02174OrphanedOther type well
Dawson Heirs 12
Other type well in Ritchie County, West Virginia · operated by Unknown Dep Paid Plugging Contract
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.
Spud date
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Drilling began
Completion
Feb 24, 2026
Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 47-085-02174
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
- Type
- Other type(Not Available)
- County
- Ritchie
- Coordinates
- 39.06044, -81.15994
- State record #
- 085-02174
Operator
Unknown Dep Paid Plugging Contract
- Wells operated
- 1,199
- Active
- 0
- States
- WV
- As filed
- UNKNOWN - DEP PAID PLUGGING CONTRACT
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Lewis E. - Estate Knight 1 | 47-013-02805 | Active | Gas | Cain, Francis E. |
| Carol, L. B. 14 | 47-013-00610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carroll, L B |
| Burrows, Coleman & Kathy A. Kight 1 | 47-013-04177 | Active | Gas | Bsb Oil And Gas, LLC |
| Craddock, Leo & Nancy N & L Craddock 3 | 47-013-04736 | Other status | Other type | Rogers & Son |
| Craddock Nancy & Leo N & L Craddock 3 | 47-013-04709 | Other status | Other type | Rogers & Son |
| Bland, Martha 2 | 47-013-00385 | Active | Other type | Gunn And Divers |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.