Petroleum Development Cor
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Petroleum Development Cor is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (72%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petroleum Development Cor operate?
Petroleum Development Cor's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (18). Its 18 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 Petroleum Development Cor’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petroleum Development Cor's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petroleum Development Cor operate?
By product class, 18 (100%) 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 Firebaugh Jay & Ellen 1 in Wayne, OH at 5,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (OH), Washington (OH) and Athens (OH).
Notable wells operated by Petroleum Development Cor
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebaugh Jay & Ellen 1 | 34-169-25238 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,700 ft |
| Firebaugh Jay And Ellen 2 | 34-169-25237 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,580 ft |
| Powell William 1 | 34-167-29142 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,480 ft |
| Richards R 2 | 34-167-29108 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,400 ft |
| Brill B 5 | 34-167-29113 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,400 ft |
| Wilcoxin Dorothy 2 | 34-167-29141 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,400 ft |
| Brill B 4 | 34-167-29112 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,306 ft |
| Gilbert R 1 | 34-009-23595 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,280 ft |
| Mayle Emma 1 | 34-009-23583 | Other status | Oil | Athens, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 5,225 ft |
| Ohio Mining Co 1 | 34-009-21783 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 3,625 ft |
| Dry Dock Coal Co Inc 4 | 34-009-21776 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 3,608 ft |
| Dry Dock Coal Co 1 | 34-009-21761 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Petroleum Development Cor | 3,582 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petroleum Development Cor operate?
Petroleum Development Cor is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petroleum Development Cor's wells are still active?
0 of Petroleum Development Cor's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petroleum Development Cor operate wells?
Petroleum Development Cor is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (18).
Does Petroleum Development Cor operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Petroleum Development Cor's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petroleum Development Cor's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Firebaugh Jay & Ellen 1 in Wayne, OH is the deepest at 5,700 ft.
Where Petroleum Development Cor'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 Cor — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petroleum-development-cor-77349 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).