Durst Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DURST OIL & GAS INC · DURST OIL & GAS, INC.
At a glance
Durst Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 24 (83%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 28 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 28 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Durst Oil & Gas operate?
Durst Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (28) and Ohio (1). Its 28 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Durst Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Durst Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Durst Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 2 (7%) are oil wells and 3 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Durst Ronald W Jr 2 in Meigs, OH at 1,850 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meigs (OH), Jackson (WV), Wood (WV) and Mason (WV). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Durst Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durst Ronald W Jr 2 | 34-105-23692 | Other status | Oil | Meigs, OH | Durst Oil & Gas Inc | 1,850 ft |
| Salser, Kermit J. Salser 1 | 47-035-02706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Westfall, Herbert & Patsy Westfall #2 | 47-035-03025 | Other status | Other type | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Houchins, Carroll W. Phillips 2 | 47-035-00891 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Oldham, W. K. Dek-68 | 47-035-01465 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Barnette, Bill O.D. Barnette 1 | 47-035-01327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Corbitt, Gordon P., Etux Corbitt 1 | 47-107-01037 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wood, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Moore, Melvin & Hansel 920 | 47-035-01458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Landis, Rick H. Looman | 47-035-01420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Westhaver, Lawrence A. Bush Dek-7 | 47-035-01382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Smith, Ronial 1 Kem-44 | 47-053-00241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mason, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Williamson Pallets Pallets 1 | 47-053-00173 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mason, WV | Durst Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Durst Oil & Gas operate?
Durst Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Durst Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
0 of Durst Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Durst Oil & Gas operate wells?
Durst Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (28) and Ohio (1).
Does Durst Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Durst Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Durst Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Durst Ronald W Jr 2 in Meigs, OH is the deepest at 1,850 ft.
Where Durst Oil & Gas'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, “Durst Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/durst-oil-gas-87327 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).