Plain Dealer
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Plain Dealer is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Plain Dealer operate?
Plain Dealer's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (3). Its 3 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 Plain Dealer’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Plain Dealer's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Plain Dealer operate?
By product class, 3 (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 The Plain Dealer Publishing Co 3 in Cuyahoga, OH at 0 ft.
Notable wells operated by Plain Dealer
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Plain Dealer Publishing Co 3 | 34-035-21516 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cuyahoga, OH | Plain Dealer | 0 ft |
| Plain Dealer Publishing Co 1 | 34-035-21517 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cuyahoga, OH | Plain Dealer | 0 ft |
| The Plain Dealer Publishing Co 2 | 34-035-21518 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cuyahoga, OH | Plain Dealer | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Plain Dealer operate?
Plain Dealer is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Plain Dealer's wells are still active?
0 of Plain Dealer's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Plain Dealer operate wells?
Plain Dealer is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (3).
Does Plain Dealer operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Plain Dealer's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Plain Dealer's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, The Plain Dealer Publishing Co 3 in Cuyahoga, OH is the deepest at 0 ft.
Where Plain Dealer'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, “Plain Dealer — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/plain-dealer-79572 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).