Petro Quest
Operator of record for 440 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETRO QUEST INC · Petro-Quest Inc
At a glance
Petro Quest is the operator of record for 440 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 392 (89%) are active, 42 (10%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 436 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
440
Active
392
Plugged
42
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 436 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 436
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 89%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Quest operate?
Petro Quest's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Ohio (436), Colorado (3) and Utah (1). Its 436 Ohio wells are 0.2% 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 Petro Quest’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
89% of Petro Quest's catalogued wells are active, 60 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 10% 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 Petro Quest operate?
By product class, 436 (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 1 Gottschalk in Morgan, CO at 6,080 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (CO), Muskingum (OH) and Morgan (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 Petro Quest
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gottschalk | 05-087-07687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Petro Quest Inc | 6,080 ft |
| Ohio Power 10-1977 | 34-119-27949 | Active | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,929 ft |
| Noyes I Etal 2-1178 | 34-115-23906 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,621 ft |
| Noyes I Etal 3-1188 | 34-115-23907 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,591 ft |
| Grubb Julia 2a | 34-115-23544 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,570 ft |
| Combs 2 | 34-115-23634 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,550 ft |
| Grubb Julia 3a | 34-115-23545 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,550 ft |
| Nesselroad 1 | 34-115-23884 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,544 ft |
| Smith 1 | 34-115-21625 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,541 ft |
| Combs 3 | 34-115-23635 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,518 ft |
| Silvus William 1 | 34-115-21621 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,517 ft |
| Nesselroad 3 | 34-115-23982 | Active | Oil | Morgan, OH | Petro Quest Inc | 5,514 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Quest operate?
Petro Quest is the operator of record for 440 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (436). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Quest's wells are still active?
392 of Petro Quest's catalogued wells are active; 42 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Petro Quest operate wells?
Petro Quest is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (436), Colorado (3) and Utah (1).
Does Petro Quest operate mostly oil or gas wells?
436 of Petro Quest's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Quest's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Gottschalk in Morgan, CO is the deepest at 6,080 ft.
Where Petro Quest'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, “Petro Quest — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-quest-16828 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).