Zenith Expl
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Zenith Expl is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 19 (70%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 27 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 27 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Zenith Expl operate?
Zenith Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (27). Its 27 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 Zenith Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Zenith Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 70% 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 Zenith Expl operate?
By product class, 27 (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 Riggs 1 in Tuscarawas, OH at 5,886 ft. The wells listed below sit in Tuscarawas (OH), Mahoning (OH), Columbiana (OH), Washington (OH) and Stark (OH).
Notable wells operated by Zenith Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs 1 | 34-157-22514 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,886 ft |
| Dryden Orvil E 1 | 34-157-22710 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,610 ft |
| Stevens Floyd 1 | 34-157-22894 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,570 ft |
| Bennett Clyde L 1 | 34-157-22777 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,539 ft |
| Denny Oc & Ma 2 | 34-099-20237 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,435 ft |
| Riley Unit 1-A | 34-157-24398 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,403 ft |
| Long-Mille Unit 1 | 34-157-21509 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,374 ft |
| Penn Central Transporting Co 1 | 34-157-21909 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,368 ft |
| Emmons 1 | 34-029-20556 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,268 ft |
| Jarvis Elmer N 1 | 34-167-25079 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,261 ft |
| Williamson Robt H 1 | 34-157-21795 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,210 ft |
| Swartz Me Etal 2 | 34-151-21466 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Zenith Expl Co Inc | 5,135 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Zenith Expl operate?
Zenith Expl is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Zenith Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Zenith Expl's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Zenith Expl operate wells?
Zenith Expl is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (27).
Does Zenith Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Zenith Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Zenith Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Riggs 1 in Tuscarawas, OH is the deepest at 5,886 ft.
Where Zenith Expl'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, “Zenith Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/zenith-expl-78436 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).