Buckeye Franklin
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Buckeye Franklin is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 29 (97%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 30 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
29
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 30 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 30
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Buckeye Franklin operate?
Buckeye Franklin's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (30). Its 30 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 Buckeye Franklin’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Buckeye Franklin's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Buckeye Franklin operate?
By product class, 30 (100%) 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 Hofacre Unit 1 in Wayne, OH at 6,418 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (OH), Tuscarawas (OH) and Stark (OH).
Notable wells operated by Buckeye Franklin
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofacre Unit 1 | 34-169-24935 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 6,418 ft |
| Edgeman Unit 1 | 34-169-25058 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 6,360 ft |
| Hershberger Unit 1 | 34-169-25059 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 6,305 ft |
| Farber E G & E I 2 | 34-157-20179 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,981 ft |
| Wassem Max 1 | 34-157-20671 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,786 ft |
| Rice Charles 2 | 34-157-20358 | Orphaned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,755 ft |
| Massillon Washed Gravel Unit 1 | 34-151-22200 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,349 ft |
| Lustig David C 1 | 34-169-21727 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,230 ft |
| Steiner Paul & Bertha 1 | 34-169-22399 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,196 ft |
| Hershberger Peter J 1 | 34-169-21913 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,155 ft |
| Steiner Homer 1 | 34-169-22009 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,131 ft |
| Slabaugh Jacob E 1 | 34-169-22495 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Buckeye Franklin Co | 4,130 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Buckeye Franklin operate?
Buckeye Franklin is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Buckeye Franklin's wells are still active?
0 of Buckeye Franklin's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Buckeye Franklin operate wells?
Buckeye Franklin is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (30).
Does Buckeye Franklin operate mostly oil or gas wells?
30 of Buckeye Franklin's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Buckeye Franklin's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hofacre Unit 1 in Wayne, OH is the deepest at 6,418 ft.
Where Buckeye Franklin'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, “Buckeye Franklin — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/buckeye-franklin-82564 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).