Don Bess Energy Dev
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Don Bess Energy Dev is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Don Bess Energy Dev operate?
Don Bess Energy Dev's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (12). Its 12 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Don Bess Energy Dev’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Don Bess Energy Dev's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Don Bess Energy Dev operate?
By product class, 12 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Don Bess Energy Dev
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thessan 3 | 37-083-40365 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 9 | 37-083-40361 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 25 | 37-083-40369 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 8 | 37-083-40362 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 1 | 37-083-40371 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 23 | 37-083-40366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 6 | 37-083-40370 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 5 | 37-083-40364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 21 | 37-083-40367 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 22 | 37-083-40368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 15 | 37-083-40372 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
| Thessan 24 | 37-083-40363 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | Don Bess Energy Dev Co Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Don Bess Energy Dev operate?
Don Bess Energy Dev is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Don Bess Energy Dev's wells are still active?
0 of Don Bess Energy Dev's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Don Bess Energy Dev operate wells?
Don Bess Energy Dev is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (12).
Does Don Bess Energy Dev operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Don Bess Energy Dev's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Don Bess Energy Dev'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, “Don Bess Energy Dev — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/don-bess-energy-dev-101538 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).