Chesapeake Operating

Operator of record for 3,485 catalogued wells across 11 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC · CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC · CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. · CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C. · …

At a glance

Chesapeake Operating is the operator of record for 3,485 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 11 states. 156 (4%) are active, 2,580 (74%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 1,974 wells (57% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

3,485

Active

156

Plugged

2,580

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Oklahoma	1,974
Louisiana	332
Kansas	308
New Mexico	289
Wyoming	221
Arkansas	160
North Dakota	118
Colorado	75
Montana	6
Kentucky	1
Utah	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 1,027
Gas wells: 1,471
Shut-in: 14
Active share: 4%

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Where does Chesapeake Operating operate?

Chesapeake Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 11 states: Oklahoma (1,974), Louisiana (332), Kansas (308), New Mexico (289) and Wyoming (221) and 6 more. Its 1,974 Oklahoma wells are 0.4% of the 456,595 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

4% of Chesapeake Operating's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 74% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 14 wells (0.4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Chesapeake Operating operate?

By product class, 1,027 (29%) are oil wells and 1,471 (42%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bikar Federal #001 in Chaves, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chaves (NM), Lea (NM) and Eddy (NM). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Chesapeake Operating

Wells operated by Chesapeake Operating
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Bikar Federal #001	30-005-60588	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Chaves, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Bertha J Barber #014	30-025-05979	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Lea, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Clift #006	30-025-22128	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Lea, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Littlefield Federal Swd #001	30-015-10259	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Eddy, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Rutter Federal #001	30-005-60635	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Chaves, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
State Gg #001	30-025-22151	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Lea, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Government D #014	30-015-25560	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Eddy, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Government D #008	30-015-25344	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Eddy, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Benson Shugart Waterflood Unit #034	30-015-10369	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Eddy, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Government D #002	30-015-21233	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Eddy, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Benson Shugart Waterflood Unit #024	30-015-04541	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Eddy, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft
Pj Federal #001	30-005-60672	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Chaves, NM	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	99,999 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Chesapeake Operating operate?

Chesapeake Operating is the operator of record for 3,485 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (1,974). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Chesapeake Operating's wells are still active?

156 of Chesapeake Operating's catalogued wells are active; 2,580 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Chesapeake Operating operate wells?

Chesapeake Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (1,974), Louisiana (332), Kansas (308), New Mexico (289), Wyoming (221), Arkansas (160), North Dakota (118), Colorado (75), Montana (6), Kentucky (1) and Utah (1).

Does Chesapeake Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?

1,027 of Chesapeake Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1,471 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Chesapeake Operating's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Bikar Federal #001 in Chaves, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.

Where Chesapeake Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chesapeake-operating-54 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).