United Operating
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: UNITED OPERATING CO · UNITED OPERATING COMPANY
At a glance
United Operating is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 15 (39%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 28 wells (74% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 28 |
| Ohio | 9 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does United Operating operate?
United Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: West Virginia (28), Ohio (9) and Michigan (1). Its 28 West Virginia wells are 0.0% 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 United Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of United Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 39% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does United Operating operate?
By product class, 9 (24%) 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 Hershner 1 in Morrow, OH at 4,300 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morrow (OH), Gladwin (MI) and Ritchie (WV). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by United Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershner 1 | 34-117-23850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 4,300 ft |
| Brokoff, Coral 2 | 21-051-32547 | Other status | Other type | Gladwin, MI | United Operating Co | 3,922 ft |
| Swartzentruber M & W 1 | 34-117-24104 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 3,909 ft |
| Dumbaugh P & C 1-A | 34-117-24106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 3,781 ft |
| Weiler 1a | 34-117-23852 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 3,658 ft |
| Weiler 2a | 34-117-23867 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 3,650 ft |
| Shinaberry 1 | 34-117-23861 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 3,430 ft |
| Strohl 1a | 34-117-23880 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 3,180 ft |
| Mcchesney 1 | 34-117-23862 | Other status | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 0 ft |
| Irwin Donna 2 | 34-117-23810 | Other status | Oil | Morrow, OH | United Operating Co | 0 ft |
| Bailey, C. M. 3a | 47-085-06897 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | United Operating Company | — |
| Nutter, D. V. - Heirs 1-A | 47-085-05038 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | United Operating Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does United Operating operate?
United Operating is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of United Operating's wells are still active?
0 of United Operating's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does United Operating operate wells?
United Operating is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (28), Ohio (9) and Michigan (1).
Does United Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of United Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is United Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hershner 1 in Morrow, OH is the deepest at 4,300 ft.
Where United 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, “United Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/united-operating-88514 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).