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API 47-097-00008OrphanedOther type well

Foster, J.M. 1

Other type well in Upshur 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 #
47-097-00008
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
Type
Other type(Not Available)
County
Upshur
Coordinates
38.94756, -80.19915
State record #
097-00008

Operator

Operator Unknown

Wells operated
13,601
Active
17
States
WV

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Echard, L.S. 1-29847-097-00079Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown
Farnsworth, Reta 147-097-01074Plugged & abandonedOther typeMiller, Allerton
Hinkle Law 147-097-02343ActiveGasR & R Oil And Gas, LLC
Morrison & Sexton 1-Sr-97847-097-00118Plugged & abandonedOther typeOperator Unknown
Smallridge, Richard C. A-147-097-02366ActiveGasBraxton Oil And Gas Corp.
Mann, Roger E., Etal 147-097-02228OrphanedGasRoss And Wharton Gas Company, Inc.

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