Don Bess Energy Develop
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Don Bess Energy Develop is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Don Bess Energy Develop operate?
Don Bess Energy Develop's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New York (3). Its 3 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Develop’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Don Bess Energy Develop'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 Develop operate?
By product class, 3 (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 Foreman 3 in Allegany, NY at 1,657 ft.
Notable wells operated by Don Bess Energy Develop
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreman 3 | 31-003-16441 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Don-Bess Energy Develop. Co. | 1,657 ft |
| Forman 1 | 31-003-16293 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Don-Bess Energy Develop. Co. | 1,633 ft |
| Foreman 2 | 31-003-16338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Don-Bess Energy Develop. Co. | 1,526 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Don Bess Energy Develop operate?
Don Bess Energy Develop is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Don Bess Energy Develop's wells are still active?
0 of Don Bess Energy Develop's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Don Bess Energy Develop operate wells?
Don Bess Energy Develop is the operator of record for wells in New York (3).
Does Don Bess Energy Develop operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Don Bess Energy Develop's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Don Bess Energy Develop's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Foreman 3 in Allegany, NY is the deepest at 1,657 ft.
Where Don Bess Energy Develop'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 Develop — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/don-bess-energy-develop-126860 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).