Who operates Mason, J. W. 1?

Mason, J. W. 1 (API 47-085-03077) is operated by Operator Unknown according to the West Virginia regulator's registry.

Is Mason, J. W. 1 plugged or still active?

Mason, J. W. 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Mason, J. W. 1 located?

Mason, J. W. 1 is in Ritchie County, West Virginia at 39.16536, -81.23724.

API 47-085-03077OrphanedOther type well

Mason, J. W. 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 #: 47-085-03077
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type: Other type(Not Available)
County: Ritchie
Coordinates: 39.16536, -81.23724
State record #: 085-03077

Operator

Operator Unknown

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

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Hendricks, Nath A-1042	47-085-05189	Active	Gas	Pin Oak Operating, LLC
Westvaco Haught-Lambert7	47-085-07140	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Perkins Oil And Gas, Inc.
Westvaco Corp. Scott 2	47-105-01039	Active	Gas	Patchwork Oil & Gas LLC
Wilson, L. F. 1	47-085-01965	Active	Other type	Operator Unknown
Hays, Elenor & J. R. 1	47-085-05885	Active	Gas	Moonlight Oil And Gas, LLC
Wilson, H. S. & R. 7	47-085-03259	Active	Gas	Cain, Francis E.

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