Mb Operating
Operator of record for 265 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: M-B OPERATING CO INC · MB OPERATING CO INC
At a glance
Mb Operating is the operator of record for 265 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (0.4%) are active, 180 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 263 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
265
Active
1
Plugged
180
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 263 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 261
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mb Operating operate?
Mb Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Ohio (263) and Oklahoma (2). Its 263 Ohio wells are 0.1% 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 Mb Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.4% of Mb Operating's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mb Operating operate?
By product class, 261 (98%) 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 Kinsey Unit 1 in Portage, OH at 7,140 ft. The wells listed below sit in Portage (OH), Stark (OH) and Carroll (OH). 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 Mb Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsey Unit 1 | 34-133-23714 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Portage, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 7,140 ft |
| Grove 1-K | 34-151-24966 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,883 ft |
| G Thomas Unit 3-K | 34-151-24911 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,880 ft |
| Beadnell Unit 1 | 34-019-21652 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,666 ft |
| Mcconnell Unit 1 | 34-019-21487 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,556 ft |
| Noble Unit 1 | 34-019-21653 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,433 ft |
| Rinehart Unit 1 | 34-019-21597 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,292 ft |
| Neider Unit 1 | 34-019-21583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,173 ft |
| Gorrell Unit 1 | 34-019-21654 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 6,140 ft |
| Boylan Unit 1 | 34-019-21623 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 5,824 ft |
| Burt L Jr Unit 1 | 34-019-21271 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 5,775 ft |
| Watkins 1 | 34-019-20879 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Mb Operating Co Inc | 5,755 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mb Operating operate?
Mb Operating is the operator of record for 265 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (263). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mb Operating's wells are still active?
1 of Mb Operating's catalogued wells are active; 180 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mb Operating operate wells?
Mb Operating is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (263) and Oklahoma (2).
Does Mb Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
261 of Mb Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mb Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kinsey Unit 1 in Portage, OH is the deepest at 7,140 ft.
Where Mb Operating'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, “Mb Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mb-operating-6430 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).