Pepper Oil
Operator of record for 41 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PEPPER OIL CO · PEPPER OIL COMPANY, INC.
At a glance
Pepper Oil is the operator of record for 41 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 37 (90%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 26 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
41
Active
0
Plugged
37
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 26 |
| Ohio | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pepper Oil operate?
Pepper Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (26) and Ohio (15). Its 26 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Pepper Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Pepper Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% 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 Pepper Oil operate?
By product class, 15 (37%) 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 Dierrick Robert 1 in Muskingum, OH at 3,975 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muskingum (OH), Licking (OH) and Madison (LA). 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 Pepper Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dierrick Robert 1 | 34-119-22972 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,975 ft |
| Durst 3 | 34-119-26959 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,930 ft |
| Swingle G 1 | 34-119-27179 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,814 ft |
| Miller Shrader & Roy 1 | 34-119-24986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,453 ft |
| Trapp Edward 1 | 34-119-26924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,452 ft |
| Miller Q Wm 2 | 34-119-25268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,321 ft |
| Rakin Scott W 1 | 34-119-25354 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,315 ft |
| Miller 1 | 34-119-25091 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 3,212 ft |
| Rubeck 1 | 34-089-24201 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Licking, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 2,599 ft |
| Cotterman 1 | 34-089-24894 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Licking, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 740 ft |
| Schaller 1 | 34-089-24200 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Licking, OH | Pepper Oil Co | 738 ft |
| Osp-6 006 | 17-065-88020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Madison, LA | Pepper Oil Company, Inc. | 25 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pepper Oil operate?
Pepper Oil is the operator of record for 41 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pepper Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Pepper Oil's catalogued wells are active; 37 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Pepper Oil operate wells?
Pepper Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (26) and Ohio (15).
Does Pepper Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Pepper Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pepper Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dierrick Robert 1 in Muskingum, OH is the deepest at 3,975 ft.
Where Pepper 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, “Pepper Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pepper-oil-76064 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).