Chesapeake Exploration
Operator of record for 416 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Chesapeake Exploration is the operator of record for 416 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (0.5%) are active, 13 (3%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 416 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
416
Active
2
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 416 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 128
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chesapeake Exploration operate?
Chesapeake Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (416). Its 416 Ohio wells are 0.2% 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 Chesapeake Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.5% of Chesapeake Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 3% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Chesapeake Exploration operate?
By product class, 128 (31%) 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 Sadie 33-10-4 401h in Harrison, OH at 21,139 ft. The wells listed below sit in Harrison (OH), Belmont (OH), Jefferson (OH), Columbiana (OH) and Carroll (OH).
Notable wells operated by Chesapeake Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie 33-10-4 401h | 34-067-21495 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harrison, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 21,139 ft |
| Surratt 25-10-6 1h | 34-013-21331 | Other status | Oil | Belmont, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 18,190 ft |
| Garvey 25-12-5 9h | 34-067-21534 | Other status | Oil | Harrison, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 18,070 ft |
| Surratt 25-10-6 5h | 34-013-21333 | Other status | Oil | Belmont, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 18,020 ft |
| Surratt 25-10-6 3h | 34-013-21332 | Other status | Oil | Belmont, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 17,900 ft |
| Schiappa Trust B 20-7-2 5h | 34-081-20548 | Other status | Oil | Jefferson, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 17,795 ft |
| Leona 23-14-4 10h | 34-029-21779 | Other status | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 16,284 ft |
| Donald 22-13-6 6h | 34-019-22730 | Other status | Oil | Carroll, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 16,106 ft |
| Helen Halter 23-11-5 8h | 34-067-21201 | Other status | Oil | Harrison, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 16,036 ft |
| Donald 22-13-6 8h | 34-019-22729 | Other status | Oil | Carroll, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 16,016 ft |
| Forcier 21-13-4 3h | 34-019-22594 | Other status | Oil | Carroll, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 15,589 ft |
| Garvey 25-12-5 1h | 34-067-21441 | Other status | Oil | Harrison, OH | Chesapeake Exploration LLC | 15,128 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 416 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chesapeake Exploration operate?
Chesapeake Exploration is the operator of record for 416 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (416). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chesapeake Exploration's wells are still active?
2 of Chesapeake Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Chesapeake Exploration operate wells?
Chesapeake Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (416).
Does Chesapeake Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
128 of Chesapeake Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chesapeake Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sadie 33-10-4 401h in Harrison, OH is the deepest at 21,139 ft.
Where Chesapeake Exploration'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, “Chesapeake Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chesapeake-exploration-77192 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).