Poston Operating
Operator of record for 92 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Poston Operating is the operator of record for 92 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 85 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 92 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
92
Active
0
Plugged
85
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 92 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 91
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Poston Operating operate?
Poston Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (92). Its 92 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 Poston Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Poston Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% 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 Poston Operating operate?
By product class, 91 (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 The Sugar Creek Coal & Mining Co 2 in Athens, OH at 4,225 ft. The wells listed below sit in Athens (OH) and Perry (OH).
Notable wells operated by Poston Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sugar Creek Coal & Mining Co 2 | 34-009-21681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 4,225 ft |
| Millfield Coal & Mining Co 3 | 34-009-21688 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 4,155 ft |
| Sugar Creek Coal & Mining Co 1 | 34-009-21507 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 4,067 ft |
| Millfield Coal ( Shields) 1 | 34-009-21670 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 4,034 ft |
| Sugar Creek Coal & Mining Co 10 | 34-009-22328 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 4,005 ft |
| Millfield Coal & Mining Co 2 | 34-009-21684 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 3,875 ft |
| Heller Richard-Dry Dock Coal Co 1 | 34-009-21664 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 3,849 ft |
| Dry Dock Coal Co 2 | 34-009-21675 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 3,758 ft |
| Embrey Clvin A & Patricia 3 | 34-127-24480 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 3,655 ft |
| Embrey Calvin A & Patricia 4 | 34-127-24505 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 3,619 ft |
| Embrey C & P 2 | 34-127-23455 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perry, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 3,607 ft |
| Esther Wolfe 1 | 34-009-21730 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Athens, OH | Poston Operating Co Inc | 3,498 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Poston Operating operate?
Poston Operating is the operator of record for 92 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (92). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Poston Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Poston Operating's catalogued wells are active; 85 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Poston Operating operate wells?
Poston Operating is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (92).
Does Poston Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
91 of Poston Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Poston Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, The Sugar Creek Coal & Mining Co 2 in Athens, OH is the deepest at 4,225 ft.
Where Poston Operating'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, “Poston Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/poston-operating-77271 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).