Guardian Management
Operator of record for 100 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Guardian Management is the operator of record for 100 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (2%) are active, 44 (44%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 100 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
100
Active
2
Plugged
44
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 100 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 100
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Guardian Management operate?
Guardian Management's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (100). Its 100 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 Guardian Management’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Guardian Management's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Guardian Management operate?
By product class, 100 (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 Lanker Unit C & B 2 in Morrow, OH at 4,190 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morrow (OH), Knox (OH), Hocking (OH) and Coshocton (OH).
Notable wells operated by Guardian Management
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanker Unit C & B 2 | 34-117-23704 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 4,190 ft |
| Krabill - Lanker Unit 1 | 34-117-23688 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 4,132 ft |
| Kauffman Wayne & Patricia 1 | 34-117-23756 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 4,109 ft |
| Wilson Harry 1 | 34-083-22695 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 4,102 ft |
| Lanker Darryl 1 | 34-117-23735 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 4,097 ft |
| Queen Kenneth 1 | 34-117-23689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 4,057 ft |
| Beck Et Al Unit 1 | 34-117-23691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 4,046 ft |
| Williams Jacob 1 | 34-117-23703 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 3,989 ft |
| Behrens Richard & Patricia 1 | 34-073-23393 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hocking, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 3,971 ft |
| Fisher 2a | 34-031-24873 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 3,885 ft |
| Bachelder Ralph 1 | 34-117-23750 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 3,733 ft |
| Hooker 1a | 34-031-24875 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Guardian Management Inc | 3,716 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Guardian Management operate?
Guardian Management is the operator of record for 100 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (100). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Guardian Management's wells are still active?
2 of Guardian Management's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Guardian Management operate wells?
Guardian Management is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (100).
Does Guardian Management operate mostly oil or gas wells?
100 of Guardian Management's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Guardian Management's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lanker Unit C & B 2 in Morrow, OH is the deepest at 4,190 ft.
Where Guardian Management'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, “Guardian Management — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/guardian-management-79007 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).