What J C Baker & Son Inc. is doing in Braxton County — wells, recent permits, spuds, and DUCs — and what it means if you own minerals here.
Activity data as of September 2026 · public well-header records · CSV · JSON · CC BY 4.0
Get a Free OfferJ C Baker & Son Inc. has 114 well records in Braxton County, West Virginia, which ranks it #5 among operators in the county by well count. Of those, 104 have a first-production date on file (have produced at some point). Its activity here is concentrated in the Medina-Clinton-Tuscarora play.
On the forward-looking side, J C Baker & Son Inc. has 0 permits and 0 spuds filed in the last 24 months and 6 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells in the county, with its most recent permit dated June 2017 — signals that production, and royalties, may be coming.
Wells that have produced underpin the county's royalty history; permits and spuds point to potential future royalties; a DUC count signals production may be near.
Operator quality matters. A strong, active operator like the ones leading a county tends to develop and pay more reliably — one of the inputs a buyer weighs.
Your tract is what counts. County-level activity sets the backdrop, but your lease royalty, decimal interest, and exact tract determine your actual royalty. See how to track drilling near you and net mineral acres vs. net royalty acres.
J C Baker & Son Inc. has 114 well records in Braxton County, West Virginia (ranked #5 among operators in the county by well count). Recent forward activity includes 0 permits and 0 spuds in the last 24 months and 6 drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells. Figures are from public well-header records as of September 2026.
New permits and spuds point to potential future royalties; a rising DUC count signals production may be near; and wells that have produced (104 here) underpin the county's royalty history. J C Baker & Son Inc.'s scale and activity in Braxton County is one input a buyer weighs when valuing minerals there — but your specific tract, lease royalty, and decimal interest determine what you actually receive.
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