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Hancock County, WV oil and gas wells
1,074 wells: 3 active, 24 plugged, 69 orphaned, run by 42 operators.
Figures from the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Hancock
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) 10 | 47-029-00001 | Status not reported | Gas | Crago, J. |
| (no name) 9 | 47-029-00003 | Orphaned | Dry hole | — |
| (no name) 9 | 47-029-00004 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00005 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Galey, John T. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00006 | Orphaned | Dry hole | — |
| (no name) 14 | 47-029-00007 | Status not reported | Oil | Hudson, W. J. |
| (no name) 61 | 47-029-00012 | Status not reported | Unknown | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 11 | 47-029-00018 | Status not reported | Oil | Crago, J. |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00019 | Status not reported | Unknown | Hahn, Carl E. & McIntosh, John J. |
| (no name) 14 | 47-029-00020 | Status not reported | Injection | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 21 | 47-029-00021 | Status not reported | Oil | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00022 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 7 | 47-029-00029 | Status not reported | Dry hole | McIntosh, J. |
| (no name) 22 | 47-029-00035 | Status not reported | Oil | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 23 | 47-029-00036 | Status not reported | Oil | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 24 | 47-029-00037 | Status not reported | Oil | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 25 | 47-029-00038 | Status not reported | Oil | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 26 | 47-029-00039 | Status not reported | Oil | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00041 | Status not reported | Gas | Galey, John T. |
| (no name) 27 | 47-029-00042 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Braden, R. J., Drilling Co. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00044 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith Petroleum |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00045 | Plugged | Gas | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00046 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Hahn, Carl E. & McIntosh, John J. |
| (no name) 8 | 47-029-00047 | Status not reported | Gas | Dunn-Mar Oil & Gas Co. |
| (no name) 13 | 47-029-00048 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Dunn-Mar Oil & Gas Co. |
| (no name) 14 | 47-029-00049 | Status not reported | Unknown | Dunn-Mar Oil & Gas Co. |
| (no name) 15 | 47-029-00050 | Status not reported | Unknown | Dunn-Mar Oil & Gas Co. |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00051 | Status not reported | Gas | Smith, C. A. |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00052 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith, C. A. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00053 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Chambers and Bom |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00054 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 47-029-00055 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Dawson, George W. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00056 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Lyon Oil |
| (no name) 3 | 47-029-00057 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith, C. A. |
| (no name) 4 | 47-029-00058 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith Petroleum |
| (no name) 5 | 47-029-00059 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith, C. A. |
| (no name) 7 | 47-029-00060 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| (no name) 8 | 47-029-00061 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| (no name) 6 | 47-029-00062 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith, C. A. |
| (no name) 7 | 47-029-00063 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith, C. A. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00064 | Orphaned | Dry hole | — |
| (no name) 8 | 47-029-00065 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Smith, C. A. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00066 | Status not reported | Gas | Galey, John T. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00067 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00068 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Supek, Helen |
| (no name) O-1 | 47-029-00069 | Status not reported | Oil | Panuco Oil |
| (no name) W-1 | 47-029-00070 | Status not reported | Injection | Panuco Oil |
| (no name) W-2 | 47-029-00071 | Status not reported | Injection | Panuco Oil |
| (no name) W-3 | 47-029-00072 | Status not reported | Injection | Panuco Oil |
| (no name) W-4 | 47-029-00073 | Status not reported | Injection | Panuco Oil |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00075 | Status not reported | Oil | Devitt, G., Etal |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00077 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Devitt, G., Etal |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00078 | Status not reported | Dry hole | McCracken, R. K. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00079 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Devitt, G., Etal |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00080 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Humble Oil & Re |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00081 | Status not reported | Disposal | Weirton Steel Division, National Steel Corp |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00082 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Cowl, R. H. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00083 | Status not reported | Unknown | Smith Drilling Company |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00084 | Status not reported | Oil | Crago, J. |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00085 | Active | Oil & gas | COWL, R. H. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00086 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Management Control |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00087 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Quaker State Oil Refining Co. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00088 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Morrow, Jack |
| (no name) TM-1 | 47-029-00090 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Weirton Steel Division, National Steel Corp |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00091 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Globe Refractories, Inc. |
| (no name) 8 | 47-029-00096 | Status not reported | Unknown | Quaker State Oil Refining Co. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00102 | Status not reported | Oil | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00103 | Status not reported | Unknown | Duckworth, Steve |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00104 | Status not reported | Gas | Quaker State Oil Refining Co. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00105 | Status not reported | Unknown | Duckworth, Steve |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00108 | Status not reported | Oil | Challenge Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00110 | Status not reported | Gas | Duckworth, Steve |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00114 | Status not reported | Gas | Chaney, Jerry C. |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00115 | Active | Gas | CHANEY, JERRY C. AND JEAN R. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00116 | Status not reported | Gas | Marshall, Dale |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00117 | Status not reported | Dry hole | G. O. W. Resources, Inc. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00118 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Masonic Temple Company of Chester, WV |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00120 | Status not reported | Gas | Eastern American Energy Corp. |
| (no name) 3 | 47-029-00121 | Status not reported | Gas | G. O. W. Resources, Inc. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00122 | Status not reported | Dry hole | Eastern American Energy Corp. |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00123 | Status not reported | Gas | Eastern American Energy Corp. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00124 | Active | Dry hole | CHESTER 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00126 | Status not reported | Unknown | Standard Aggregates, Inc. |
| (no name) 2 | 47-029-00127 | Status not reported | Unknown | Standard Aggregates, Inc. |
| (no name) 3 | 47-029-00128 | Status not reported | Unknown | Standard Aggregates, Inc. |
| (no name) 3 | 47-029-00129 | Status not reported | Dry hole | G. O. W. Resources, Inc. |
| (no name) Glen 1 | 47-029-00138 | Status not reported | Unknown | G. O. W. Resources, Inc. |
| (no name) Glen 2 | 47-029-00139 | Status not reported | Oil | G. O. W. Resources, Inc. |
| (no name) Stewart 1 | 47-029-00140 | Status not reported | Oil | G. O. W. Resources, Inc. |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00143 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| (no name) | 47-029-00144 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00145 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00146 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00147 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00148 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00149 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00151 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00152 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) | 47-029-00153 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |
| (no name) 1 | 47-029-00154 | Plugged | Unknown | WVDEP OFFICE OF OIL & GAS |