Derby Operating
Operator of record for 104 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Derby Operating is the operator of record for 104 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 97 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 104 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
104
Active
0
Plugged
97
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 104 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 104
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Derby Operating operate?
Derby Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (104). Its 104 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 Derby Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Derby Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Derby Operating operate?
By product class, 104 (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 Barner 4 in Wayne, OH at 5,690 ft.
Notable wells operated by Derby Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barner 4 | 34-169-25001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,690 ft |
| Zimmerman 6 | 34-169-25030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,683 ft |
| Carmony 7 | 34-169-25086 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,675 ft |
| B Miller 11 | 34-169-25089 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,606 ft |
| Geiser 6 | 34-169-25652 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,600 ft |
| Geiser 7 | 34-169-25651 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,600 ft |
| Graham 2 | 34-169-25450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,550 ft |
| Jones M 3 | 34-169-25243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,520 ft |
| Crane 1 | 34-169-25580 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,500 ft |
| Questel/Graham Unit 3 | 34-169-25517 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,492 ft |
| B & S Beef Corp Unit 1 | 34-169-25205 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,491 ft |
| Bart 1 | 34-169-25598 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Derby Operating Corp | 5,484 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Derby Operating operate?
Derby Operating is the operator of record for 104 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (104). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Derby Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Derby Operating's catalogued wells are active; 97 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Derby Operating operate wells?
Derby Operating is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (104).
Does Derby Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
104 of Derby Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Derby Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Barner 4 in Wayne, OH is the deepest at 5,690 ft.
Where Derby 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, “Derby Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/derby-operating-89077 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).