Witco
Operator of record for 1,250 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WITCO CORP · WITCO CORPORATION · Witco · Witco Corp.
At a glance
Witco is the operator of record for 1,250 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 1,125 (90%) are plugged & abandoned and 91 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 1,104 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,250
Active
0
Plugged
1,125
Orphaned
91
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,104 |
| Ohio | 112 |
| New York | 33 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 888
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Witco operate?
Witco's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Pennsylvania (1,104), Ohio (112), New York (33) and West Virginia (1). Its 1,104 Pennsylvania wells are 0.5% of the 224,189 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 Witco’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Witco's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 91 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Witco operate?
By product class, 888 (71%) are oil wells and 1 (0.1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Mccracken-Baker Unit 2 in Mahoning, OH at 5,703 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mahoning (OH), Carroll (OH) and Stark (OH). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Witco
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccracken-Baker Unit 2 | 34-099-20485 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Witco Corp | 5,703 ft |
| Batzli Mabel 4 | 34-099-20459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Witco Corp | 5,672 ft |
| Henderson 1 | 34-099-21120 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Witco Corp | 5,650 ft |
| Homestead Farms Inc 1 | 34-099-21026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Witco Corp | 5,541 ft |
| Martig-Earley Unit 2 | 34-099-20491 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Witco Corp | 5,507 ft |
| Martig-Earley Unit 4 | 34-099-20493 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Witco Corp | 5,465 ft |
| Foltz J Unit 1 | 34-019-20607 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Witco Corp | 5,301 ft |
| Starkey R Unit 3 | 34-151-24028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Witco Corp | 5,290 ft |
| Foltz R Unit 1 | 34-019-20684 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Witco Corp | 5,220 ft |
| Mccall Js 4-A | 34-151-23182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Witco Corp | 5,219 ft |
| Youtz C 1 | 34-151-22426 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Witco Corp | 5,194 ft |
| Gallagher 3 | 34-151-22661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Witco Corp | 5,190 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Witco operate?
Witco is the operator of record for 1,250 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (1,104). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Witco's wells are still active?
0 of Witco's catalogued wells are active; 1,125 are plugged & abandoned and 91 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Witco operate wells?
Witco is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (1,104), Ohio (112), New York (33) and West Virginia (1).
Does Witco operate mostly oil or gas wells?
888 of Witco's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Witco's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mccracken-Baker Unit 2 in Mahoning, OH is the deepest at 5,703 ft.
Where Witco'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, “Witco — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/witco-78193 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).