Chief Petroleum
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Chief Petroleum is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 15 (52%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 29 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 29 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chief Petroleum operate?
Chief Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (29). Its 29 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 Chief Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Chief Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Chief Petroleum operate?
By product class, 29 (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 Secrest Almon 1 in Noble, OH at 5,515 ft. The wells listed below sit in Noble (OH), Guernsey (OH), Muskingum (OH), Perry (OH) and Knox (OH).
Notable wells operated by Chief Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secrest Almon 1 | 34-121-21747 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noble, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 5,515 ft |
| Larrick Gerald Lee & Mary E 1 | 34-059-21232 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guernsey, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 5,430 ft |
| Ohio Fuel Gas Co & H J Hawkins Unit 1 | 34-059-21299 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guernsey, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 4,895 ft |
| Ankrum Frank 1 | 34-059-21422 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guernsey, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 4,756 ft |
| Waters Unit 1 | 34-119-22543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 4,489 ft |
| Castor Wilmer W 1 | 34-119-22544 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 4,254 ft |
| Knicely Florence 1 | 34-119-22061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 4,204 ft |
| Dodson James 1 | 34-119-22105 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 4,203 ft |
| Frueh F 1 | 34-119-22601 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 3,405 ft |
| Smith Edwin J 2 | 34-127-22778 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 3,242 ft |
| Kidwell Glenn L 1 | 34-083-21806 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 3,225 ft |
| Coble Dj 1 | 34-127-23065 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Chief Petroleum Inc | 3,186 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chief Petroleum operate?
Chief Petroleum is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chief Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Chief Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Chief Petroleum operate wells?
Chief Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (29).
Does Chief Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of Chief Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chief Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Secrest Almon 1 in Noble, OH is the deepest at 5,515 ft.
Where Chief Petroleum'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, “Chief Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chief-petroleum-79977 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).