Deran Resources
Operator of record for 684 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Deran Resources is the operator of record for 684 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 680 (99%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 684 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
684
Active
680
Plugged
0
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 684 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 79
- Gas wells
- 587
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 99%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Deran Resources operate?
Deran Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (684). Its 684 West Virginia wells are 0.6% of the 118,569 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 Deran Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
99% of Deran Resources's catalogued wells are active, 71 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Deran Resources operate?
By product class, 79 (12%) are oil wells and 587 (86%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Braxton (WV) and Lewis (WV).
Notable wells operated by Deran Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton B-2 | 47-007-01221 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Jackson 1 | 47-007-01899 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Stonestreet, Eugene Bull 1 | 47-007-01928 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Skinner, Vaden - Heirs Langf.-Grimes 5 | 47-041-05291 | Active | Gas | Lewis, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Riffle, Lena Jo Post 1a | 47-007-02583 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Kuhn, Fred Hoover 14 | 47-007-01884 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Johnson, Mae Johnson 1 | 47-007-02319 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Wine, James L. C. Brewster 1 | 47-007-01960 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Hoover, F. G. 2p | 47-007-00461 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Whitesel, John E. Unit 1 | 47-007-00965 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Wiant, C. L. 1 | 47-007-01492 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
| Hoover, F. G. 1p | 47-007-00452 | Active | Gas | Braxton, WV | Deran Resources, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Deran Resources operate?
Deran Resources is the operator of record for 684 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (684). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Deran Resources's wells are still active?
680 of Deran Resources's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Deran Resources operate wells?
Deran Resources is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (684).
Does Deran Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
79 of Deran Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 587 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Deran Resources'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, “Deran Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/deran-resources-142104 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).