3m Developing
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
3m Developing is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (44%) are active, 2 (22%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
4
Plugged
2
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 44%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does 3m Developing operate?
3m Developing's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (9). Its 9 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of 3m Developing’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
44% of 3m Developing's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does 3m Developing operate?
By product class, 7 (78%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Arvin 4 in Estill, KY at 416 ft.
Notable wells operated by 3m Developing
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvin 4 | KGS record 2012734 | Active | Oil | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 416 ft |
| Arvin 3 | KGS record 2012733 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 391 ft |
| Arvin 5 | KGS record 2012735 | Active | Oil | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 366 ft |
| Arvin 2 | KGS record 2012732 | Active | Oil | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 304 ft |
| Arvin 1 | KGS record 2012731 | Active | Oil | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 297 ft |
| Arvin 6 | KGS record 2012736 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 280 ft |
| Arvin Heirs 10 | 16-065-00342 | Orphaned | Oil | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 251 ft |
| Arvin Heirs 9 | 16-065-00341 | Orphaned | Oil | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 248 ft |
| Arvin Heirs 8 | 16-065-00340 | Orphaned | Oil | Estill, KY | 3m Developing Co | 228 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does 3m Developing operate?
3m Developing is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of 3m Developing's wells are still active?
4 of 3m Developing's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does 3m Developing operate wells?
3m Developing is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9).
Does 3m Developing operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of 3m Developing's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is 3m Developing's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Arvin 4 in Estill, KY is the deepest at 416 ft.
Where 3m Developing's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “3m Developing — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/3m-developing-68374 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).