Desco
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Desco is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (60%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Desco operate?
Desco's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (5). Its 5 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 Desco’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Desco's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Desco operate?
By product class, 5 (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 Boy Scouts Of America Inc/Harding Area Council 2 in Marion, OH at 2,447 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (OH) and Licking (OH).
Notable wells operated by Desco
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boy Scouts Of America Inc/Harding Area Council 2 | 34-101-20120 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, OH | Desco Corp | 2,447 ft |
| Williams B C 1 | 34-101-20125 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, OH | Desco Corp | 1,880 ft |
| Communitized On Lands Of * 1 | 34-101-20134 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, OH | Desco Corp | 1,855 ft |
| Anderson Perle K 1 | 34-089-24446 | Other status | Oil | Licking, OH | Desco Corp | 0 ft |
| Harding Area Council Boy Scouts Of Amer Inc 1 | 34-101-20118 | Other status | Oil | Marion, OH | Desco Corp | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Desco operate?
Desco is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Desco's wells are still active?
0 of Desco's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Desco operate wells?
Desco is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (5).
Does Desco operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Desco's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Desco's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Boy Scouts Of America Inc/Harding Area Council 2 in Marion, OH is the deepest at 2,447 ft.
Where Desco'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, “Desco — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/desco-85118 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).