The WV DEP has a website where you can research, you can find the well and the company that is listed as the "operator of record". They also show the historic oil and gas production, but there could also be lots of salt water production that you won't see in the state records. The operator of record probably doesn't own 100% of the well, but presumably some portion. If an internet search doesn't turn up anything about the operator, you can check with the Secretary of State's office or the tax office to see if the company is still in business. I'm not up on WV O&G regulations any more, but most states have regulations on how long wells are inactive before they need to be plugged. If the operator of record is no longer in business, then the wells are "orphans" and if you get involved, then you're probably going to be on the hook to plug them. Second step will be to go to the court house and trace the ownership of the underlying mineral interests. You should also find a copy of the leases. Depending on the language in the lease(s), the fact that the wells have not produced for some time may mean that the leases are invalid (no longer "held by production")and the original mineral lessee(s) no longer have an interest in the well. Your best first step might be to ask around and find out of if the guys who last pumped the wells are still alive and can tell you anything about the history of the wells. The operator would have had well files that would should tell you what the downhole configuration of the well was, contain the land records, division orders, joint operating agreements, etc. Who knows where that data is now. Lots of potential problems in this idea, good luck.
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