Sparks Harold
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sparks Harold is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (81%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sparks Harold operate?
Sparks Harold's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (16). Its 16 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 Sparks Harold’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sparks Harold's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% 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 Sparks Harold operate?
By product class, 16 (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 Van Horn Earl & Sherrill 1 in Morrow, OH at 3,744 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morrow (OH), Knox (OH) and Delaware (OH).
Notable wells operated by Sparks Harold
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Horn Earl & Sherrill 1 | 34-117-23636 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Sparks Harold | 3,744 ft |
| Bellamy R & D 1 | 34-117-23298 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Sparks Harold | 3,100 ft |
| Yoder Melvin 3 | 34-083-22666 | Orphaned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 2,926 ft |
| Shannon Clutter & L 2-A | 34-083-21605 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 2,905 ft |
| Yoder M & Justice R 2 | 34-083-22627 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 2,896 ft |
| Hamilton Tom & Laura 7 | 34-083-23193 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 2,895 ft |
| Hamilton Tom & Laura 8 | 34-083-23324 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 2,845 ft |
| Wise Larry & Brenda 1 | 34-083-22921 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 2,739 ft |
| Hamilton 11b | 34-083-23606 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 815 ft |
| Hamilton Tom 14b | 34-083-23636 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox, OH | Sparks Harold | 800 ft |
| Rhoades James F & Annadale 1 | 34-041-20332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Delaware, OH | Sparks Harold | 600 ft |
| Rhoades Ronald 1 | 34-041-20297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Delaware, OH | Sparks Harold | 573 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sparks Harold operate?
Sparks Harold is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sparks Harold's wells are still active?
0 of Sparks Harold's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sparks Harold operate wells?
Sparks Harold is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (16).
Does Sparks Harold operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Sparks Harold's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sparks Harold's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Van Horn Earl & Sherrill 1 in Morrow, OH is the deepest at 3,744 ft.
Where Sparks Harold'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, “Sparks Harold — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sparks-harold-79839 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).