Derrick Petroleum
Operator of record for 230 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DERRICK PETROLEUM INC · DERRICK PETROLEUM, INC. · Derrick Petroleum
At a glance
Derrick Petroleum is the operator of record for 230 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 100 (43%) are active, 109 (47%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 227 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
230
Active
100
Plugged
109
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 227 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 226
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Derrick Petroleum operate?
Derrick Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Ohio (227), Mississippi (2) and Kansas (1). Its 227 Ohio wells are 0.1% 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 Derrick Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Derrick Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Derrick Petroleum operate?
By product class, 226 (98%) 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 Graham J Trust 1-201 in Muskingum, OH at 5,106 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muskingum (OH), Coshocton (OH) and Licking (OH). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Derrick Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham J Trust 1-201 | 34-119-28307 | Active | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 5,106 ft |
| Morrison Harry L 1 | 34-119-20085 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 4,387 ft |
| Finton Delmar 1 | 34-031-24702 | Active | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Moran 1 | 34-031-25546 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,855 ft |
| Shumaker Brice & Donna - Karr G & L 1 | 34-089-24773 | Other status | Oil | Licking, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,744 ft |
| Lee Dorothy M 1 | 34-031-24685 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,724 ft |
| Fisher William 1 | 34-031-25594 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,708 ft |
| Shearn James 1 | 34-031-25605 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,707 ft |
| Richard Wright 1 | 34-031-25973 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,701 ft |
| Good 1 | 34-031-25997 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,700 ft |
| Keith A. Whitaker 1 | 34-031-26011 | Active | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,694 ft |
| Hardesty Charles 1 | 34-031-25435 | Active | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Derrick Petroleum Inc | 3,681 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Derrick Petroleum operate?
Derrick Petroleum is the operator of record for 230 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (227). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Derrick Petroleum's wells are still active?
100 of Derrick Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 109 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Derrick Petroleum operate wells?
Derrick Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (227), Mississippi (2) and Kansas (1).
Does Derrick Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
226 of Derrick Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Derrick Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Graham J Trust 1-201 in Muskingum, OH is the deepest at 5,106 ft.
Where Derrick 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, “Derrick Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/derrick-petroleum-78713 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).