API 47-103-00097OrphanedOil well
Melotte, J. T. J.T. Malotte 1
Oil well in Wetzel 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 #
- 47-103-00097
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned Well))
- Type
- Oil(Oil Production)
- County
- Wetzel
- Coordinates
- 39.63120, -80.64790
- State record #
- 103-00097
Operator
- Wells operated
- 13,601
- Active
- 17
- States
- WV
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills 14 | 47-103-01985 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quaker State Corporation |
| Peterson, B.W. 19 | 47-103-01529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | East Resources, Inc. |
| Baker, Michael I. D. Morgan 6 | 47-103-01570 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lucas Well Service, Inc. |
| Wayne, Roberta B. Anthony Loveall 8 | 47-103-02829 | Active | Other type | Vickery Energy, LLC |
| Mills, John Mills 101 | 47-103-01605 | Active | Other type | Meadow Ridge Development, LLC |
| Southern Country Farms B.W.Peterson 23 | 47-103-01581 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lucas Well Service, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: West Virginia oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.