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West Virginia oil and gas wells
146,297 wells on record: 56,473 active, 9,483 plugged, 4,197 flagged orphaned. Source: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, data as of 2026-10-17.
Top 50 operators by active wells
Wells by county
- Barbour 2,642
- Boone 2,379
- Braxton 2,289
- Brooke 780
- Cabell 1,160
- Calhoun 5,363
- Clay 2,689
- Doddridge 9,747
- Fayette 854
- Gilmer 6,017
- Grant 34
- Greenbrier 40
- Hampshire 42
- Hancock 1,074
- Hardy 30
- Harrison 10,328
- Jackson 2,769
- Kanawha 7,425
- Lewis 7,142
- Lincoln 4,830
- Logan 2,018
- Marion 4,922
- Marshall 3,184
- Mason 442
- McDowell 2,418
- Mercer 331
- Mineral 70
- Mingo 1,983
- Monongalia 3,737
- Monroe 12
- Morgan 7
- Nicholas 820
- Ohio 383
- Pendleton 18
- Pleasants 6,142
- Pocahontas 48
- Preston 410
- Putnam 1,475
- Raleigh 1,217
- Randolph 925
- Ritchie 12,716
- Roane 6,790
- Summers 20
- Taylor 1,135
- Tucker 79
- Tyler 6,109
- Upshur 3,448
- Wayne 2,143
- Webster 104
- Wetzel 7,250
- Wirt 2,310
- Wood 3,494
- Wyoming 2,503