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Petroleum Development

Operator of record for 634 catalogued wells across 11 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CO. · PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY · PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORP · PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · …

At a glance

Petroleum Development is the operator of record for 634 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 11 states. 30 (5%) are active, 190 (30%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 485 wells (76% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

634

Active

30

Plugged

190

Orphaned

5

Portfolio by state

StateWells
West Virginia485
Michigan74
Kansas36
Oklahoma19
Arkansas9
California5
Mississippi2
Alabama1
Kentucky1
Louisiana1
Wyoming1

Well mix

Oil wells
17
Gas wells
58
Shut-in
6
Active share
5%

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Where does Petroleum Development operate?

Petroleum Development's catalogued wells are spread across 11 states: West Virginia (485), Michigan (74), Kansas (36), Oklahoma (19) and Arkansas (9) and 6 more. Its 485 West Virginia wells are 0.4% of the 118,569 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 Petroleum Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

5% of Petroleum Development's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 30% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells (0.9%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Petroleum Development operate?

By product class, 17 (3%) are oil wells and 58 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Anadarko 14-1 in Sweetwater, WY at 12,525 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sweetwater (WY), Oscoda (MI), Crawford (AR), Johnson (AR), Pope (AR) and Kearny (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Petroleum Development

Wells operated by Petroleum Development
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
Anadarko 14-149-037-26721Plugged & abandonedGasSweetwater, WYPetroleum Development Corp12,525 ft
USA Big Creek 1-1621-135-41392Plugged & abandonedOther typeOscoda, MIPetroleum Development Corp11,027 ft
Sandbox 1-603-033-10365ActiveGasCrawford, ARPetroleum Development Company7,200 ft
Ned Lake 1-803-033-10497Plugged & abandonedGasCrawford, ARPetroleum Development Company5,800 ft
Styles 203-071-10777ActiveGasJohnson, ARPetroleum Development Company5,753 ft
Burris 1-803-115-10429Plugged & abandonedGasPope, ARPetroleum Development Company5,481 ft
Morgan Land & Cattle 1-2415-093-21839ActiveGasKearny, KSPetroleum Development Company5,225 ft
L & E Bailey 7-16 #101-107-20289Plugged & abandonedGasPickens, ALPetroleum Development Corp.5,185 ft
Engler Farms 1-1415-093-21981ActiveOilKearny, KSPetroleum Development Company5,000 ft
Morgan Land & Cattle #2-2415-093-22010Plugged & abandonedOther typeKearny, KSPetroleum Development Company5,000 ft
Wlsr 1-1315-093-21991ActiveOilKearny, KSPetroleum Development Company4,980 ft
Rice 1-1615-093-21970Plugged & abandonedOther typeKearny, KSPetroleum Development Company4,960 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Petroleum Development operate?

Petroleum Development is the operator of record for 634 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (485). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Petroleum Development's wells are still active?

30 of Petroleum Development's catalogued wells are active; 190 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Petroleum Development operate wells?

Petroleum Development is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (485), Michigan (74), Kansas (36), Oklahoma (19), Arkansas (9), California (5), Mississippi (2), Alabama (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1) and Wyoming (1).

Does Petroleum Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?

17 of Petroleum Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 58 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Petroleum Development's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Anadarko 14-1 in Sweetwater, WY is the deepest at 12,525 ft.

Where Petroleum 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, “Petroleum Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petroleum-development-1250 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).