Orwig Oil
Operator of record for 80 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Orwig Oil is the operator of record for 80 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 44 (55%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 80 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
80
Active
0
Plugged
44
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 80 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 79
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Orwig Oil operate?
Orwig Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (80). Its 80 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 Orwig Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Orwig Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Orwig Oil operate?
By product class, 79 (99%) 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 Frick L 1 in Pike, OH at 5,146 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pike (OH), Perry (OH) and Hocking (OH).
Notable wells operated by Orwig Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frick L 1 | 34-131-20036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pike, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 5,146 ft |
| Devore Earl 1 | 34-127-22856 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,321 ft |
| Starr Coal Co 1 | 34-127-22889 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,311 ft |
| Riggs Ellsworth 1 | 34-073-21709 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hocking, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,195 ft |
| Smart Hobert 1 | 34-073-21198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hocking, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,191 ft |
| Mohler Arthur 5 | 34-127-22840 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,185 ft |
| Marlow O 1 | 34-127-22789 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,178 ft |
| Marlow D 2 | 34-127-22841 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,168 ft |
| Evans Barney 1 | 34-073-21218 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hocking, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,132 ft |
| Bowman-Mohler 1 | 34-127-22798 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,112 ft |
| Walker George Sr Etal 1 | 34-073-23100 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hocking, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,110 ft |
| Stimmel Pearl 1 | 34-127-22853 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Orwig Oil Company Inc | 3,087 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Orwig Oil operate?
Orwig Oil is the operator of record for 80 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (80). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Orwig Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Orwig Oil's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Orwig Oil operate wells?
Orwig Oil is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (80).
Does Orwig Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
79 of Orwig Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Orwig Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Frick L 1 in Pike, OH is the deepest at 5,146 ft.
Where Orwig Oil'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, “Orwig Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/orwig-oil-71306 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).