Ohio
Operator of record for 208 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OHIO · Ohio
At a glance
Ohio is the operator of record for 208 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 98 (47%) are active, 19 (9%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 207 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
208
Active
98
Plugged
19
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 207 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 101
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 54
- Active share
- 47%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ohio operate?
Ohio's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (207) and Kentucky (1). Its 207 Illinois wells are 0.1% of the 174,478 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 Ohio’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
47% of Ohio's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 54 wells (26%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ohio operate?
By product class, 101 (49%) are oil wells and 1 (0.5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Chancellor, V 3 in Union, KY at 2,604 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (KY), Crawford (IL) and Lawrence (IL). 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 Ohio
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor, V 3 | KGS record 2039049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Ohio | 2,604 ft |
| Waggoner, J.D. 5 | 12-033-11109 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Ohio | 2,020 ft |
| Gray, W. B. 2 | 12-101-08264 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 2,001 ft |
| Vanway, P. T. 2 | 12-101-07962 | Shut-in | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 2,000 ft |
| Hennesse, Thos. 1 | 12-101-07976 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 1,981 ft |
| Sheppard Hrs 6 | 12-101-09405 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 1,978 ft |
| Martin, A.J. 1 | 12-033-11096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Ohio | 1,962 ft |
| Leighty, E. a/c 2 3 | 12-101-07959 | Shut-in | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 1,961 ft |
| Miller, W. 20 | 12-101-08981 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 1,926 ft |
| Miller, W. C. 20 | 12-101-08982 | Shut-in | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 1,918 ft |
| Miller, W. 16 | 12-101-08977 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Ohio | 1,892 ft |
| C. L. Baker 4 | 12-033-11074 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Ohio | 1,892 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ohio operate?
Ohio is the operator of record for 208 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (207). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ohio's wells are still active?
98 of Ohio's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ohio operate wells?
Ohio is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (207) and Kentucky (1).
Does Ohio operate mostly oil or gas wells?
101 of Ohio's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ohio's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Chancellor, V 3 in Union, KY is the deepest at 2,604 ft.
Where Ohio'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, “Ohio — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ohio-96197 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).