Oil Development
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OIL DEVELOPMENT CO · Oil Development Co · Oil Development Co.
At a glance
Oil Development is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (13%) are active, 5 (31%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 9 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
2
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 9 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Oil Development operate?
Oil Development's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Utah (9), Kansas (4) and Kentucky (3). Its 9 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Oil Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Oil Development's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Oil Development operate?
By product class, 9 (56%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Byers, D C 1 in Wayne, KY at 850 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (KY), Crawford (KS), San Juan (UT) and Wayne (UT). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Oil Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers, D C 1 | 16-231-00243 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | Oil Development Co | 850 ft |
| Phillips, Claude 1 | 16-231-00244 | Active | Gas | Wayne, KY | Oil Development Co | 403 ft |
| Mathis 8 | 15-037-20922 | Other status | Oil | Crawford, KS | Oil Development Co. | — |
| Mathis 9 | 15-037-20923 | Other status | Oil | Crawford, KS | Oil Development Co. | — |
| Pickett Corral Federal 1 | 43-037-30332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Juan, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
| Gordon Flats 19-1 | 43-055-30016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
| Gordon Flats Fed Unit 3 | 43-055-30019 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
| Federal 2 | 43-037-30406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Juan, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
| Gordon Flats 16-1 | 43-055-30015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
| Gordon Flats Fed Unit 2 | 43-055-30018 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
| Gordon Flats Fed Unit 4 | 43-055-30020 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
| Gordon Flats Fed Unit 1 | 43-055-30017 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, UT | Oil Development Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Oil Development operate?
Oil Development is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Oil Development's wells are still active?
2 of Oil Development's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Oil Development operate wells?
Oil Development is the operator of record for wells in Utah (9), Kansas (4) and Kentucky (3).
Does Oil Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Oil Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Oil Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Byers, D C 1 in Wayne, KY is the deepest at 850 ft.
Where Oil Development'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, “Oil Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/oil-development-120932 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).