Duchscherer William J
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Duchscherer William J is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 33 (77%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 43 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
0
Plugged
33
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 43 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Duchscherer William J operate?
Duchscherer William J's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New York (43). Its 43 New York wells are 0.1% 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 Duchscherer William J’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Duchscherer William J's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Duchscherer William J operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bowerman Ralph 1 in Ontario, NY at 4,353 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ontario (NY), Cayuga (NY), Seneca (NY), Wayne (NY), Genesee (NY) and Monroe (NY) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Duchscherer William J
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerman Ralph 1 | 31-069-04871 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ontario, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 4,353 ft |
| Parker Robert A 1 | 31-011-04999 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cayuga, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 4,260 ft |
| Reed 1 | 31-099-05095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seneca, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 4,149 ft |
| Kaiser W 1 | 31-117-05032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,915 ft |
| Hammond F W 1 | 31-117-05116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,750 ft |
| Olson H V 1 | 31-117-05114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,744 ft |
| Smith Frank 1 | 31-117-04754 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,648 ft |
| Brundage 1 | 31-037-05115 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Genesee, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,600 ft |
| O'Neil 1 | 31-011-05011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cayuga, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,573 ft |
| Smith L W 1 | 31-011-05031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cayuga, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,415 ft |
| Yantz 1 | 31-055-04724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,274 ft |
| Daum Reid L 1 | 31-073-04730 | Orphaned | Other type | Orleans, NY | Duchscherer William J. | 3,174 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Duchscherer William J operate?
Duchscherer William J is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (43). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Duchscherer William J's wells are still active?
0 of Duchscherer William J's catalogued wells are active; 33 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Duchscherer William J operate wells?
Duchscherer William J is the operator of record for wells in New York (43).
Does Duchscherer William J operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Duchscherer William J's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Duchscherer William J's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bowerman Ralph 1 in Ontario, NY is the deepest at 4,353 ft.
Where Duchscherer William J'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, “Duchscherer William J — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/duchscherer-william-j-71042 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).