Hocking County, OH oil and gas wells
6,160 wells: 1,398 active, 3,613 plugged, 24 orphaned, run by 263 operators.
Figures from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, updated 2026-10-19.
Top operators in Hocking
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION LLC | 540 | 573 |
| KILBARGER INVESTMENTS INC | 222 | 308 |
| HOCKING HILLS ENERGY AND WELL SERVICE LLC | 69 | 88 |
| NORTHWOOD ENERGY CORP | 67 | 83 |
| PETROX, INC | 61 | 62 |
| HUFFMAN-BOWERS INC | 31 | 43 |
| SCHMELZER PLUGGING LLC | 31 | 31 |
| JEANIE ENTERPRISES LLC | 27 | 31 |
| HOWDYSHELL PUMPING INC | 22 | 22 |
| DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC | 21 | 21 |
| LOGAN GAS INC | 18 | 18 |
| OIL ENTERPRISES | 17 | 34 |
| HOUNDS OIL & GAS LLC | 16 | 16 |
| GEOPETRO LLC | 15 | 16 |
| MH OILFIELD SERVICE LLC | 14 | 17 |
| GEO KAT LLC | 14 | 14 |
| PINECO | 13 | 14 |
| ALNA ENERGY LLC | 12 | 12 |
| KENOIL LLC | 11 | 65 |
| BCL OIL INC | 9 | 9 |
| MONDAY CREEK RESOURCES LTD | 8 | 8 |
| MURPHY OIL COMPANY INC | 7 | 11 |
| SINKOVITZ PAUL | 7 | 7 |
| PETRO QUEST INC | 6 | 9 |
| LUOIL INC | 5 | 6 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSH UNIT # 1 | 34-073-22886 | Plugged | Oil & gas | GEOPETRO INC |
| BUTLER JC 1 | 34-073-61363 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BYERS - DONALDSON # 1 | 34-073-22061 | Plugged | Oil & gas | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| BYERS 1A | 34-073-21572 | Plugged | Oil & gas | OIL ENTERPRISES |
| BYERS-BOWERS # 1 | 34-073-21462 | Plugged | Oil & gas | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| BYERS-BOWERS # 2 | 34-073-21470 | Plugged | Oil & gas | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| BYERS-BOWERS 4 | 34-073-21697 | Plugged | Oil & gas | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| BYERS-BOWERS LEASE # 3 | 34-073-21482 | Plugged | Oil & gas | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| C & L WOOD; O & J SIMONS UNIT # 1 | 34-073-22948 | Plugged | Oil | STEWART DRILLING CO. INC |
| C & O RR CO 1 | 34-073-61969 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| C B & T C CO 6 | 34-073-61566 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| C L POSTON HEIRS # 5 | 34-073-21938 | Plugged | Unknown | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| C L POSTON HEIRS 4 | 34-073-20075 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| C L POSTON HEIRS(MIN)-USA(SURFACE) # 6 | 34-073-21939 | Plugged | Oil & gas | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| C MILLER 1 | 34-073-20597 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| C. CARSON # 1 | 34-073-22452 | Plugged | Oil & gas | PIONEER OIL CO INC |
| C. HANKINSON # 1 | 34-073-21436 | Plugged | Oil & gas | QUAKER STATE OIL REF CORP |
| C. KORNMILLER # 1 | 34-073-21152 | Plugged | Oil & gas | QUAKER STATE OIL REF CORP |
| C. L. POSTON HEIRS # 9 | 34-073-22204 | Plugged | Unknown | POSTON OPERATING CO INC |
| C. R. MASON # 1 | 34-073-22288 | Plugged | Oil & gas | R C POLING CO INC |
| C.L. POSTON HEIRS # 6A 6 | 34-073-22655 | Plugged | Gas | HUFFMAN-BOWERS INC |
| CABB & BRADLEY 21 | 34-073-20017 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CAIN J S & CLARA 1 | 34-073-60040 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CALHOUN OLLIE 1 | 34-073-60028 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CALHOUN OLLIE 2 | 34-073-60029 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CALVERT JULIA A 1-9198 | 34-073-20431 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CALVERT RODNEY M 2 | 34-073-20340 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CAMP AKITA 1 | 34-073-23407 | Plugged | Oil | R C POLING CO INC |
| CAMP AKITA 4 | 34-073-23461 | Plugged | Dry hole | R C POLING CO INC |
| CAMP AKITA 6-A | 34-073-23538 | Plugged | Oil & gas | R C POLING CO INC |
| CAMP AKITA 8 | 34-073-23563 | Plugged | Dry hole | R C POLING CO INC |
| CAMPBELL 1 | 34-073-21362 | Plugged | Oil & gas | HOLL INVESTMENT CO |
| CAMPBELL 723573 | 34-073-23524 | Plugged | Dry hole | CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA LLC |
| CAMPBELL CHARLES 1 | 34-073-60743 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CAMPBELL COLIN J 2 | 34-073-61080 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CAMPBELL FRED 1 | 34-073-20797 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CAMPBELL MABEL 1 | 34-073-21796 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CAMRER W A 4 | 34-073-20625 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CARBON COAL CO 5 | 34-073-62081 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CARBON COAL COMPANY 2 | 34-073-62083 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CARBON COAL COMPANY 3 | 34-073-62082 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CARL BATEMAN # 1 | 34-073-22797 | Plugged | Oil & gas | AKRON OIL CORP |
| CARL EBERTS # 2 | 34-073-21640 | Plugged | Oil & gas | STEWART DRILLING CO. INC |
| CARL LOOMIS # 1 | 34-073-22139 | Plugged | Oil & gas | LUDWIG CLEO R |
| CARMEAN CLYDE 1 | 34-073-20561 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CARPENTER 1 | 34-073-20845 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| CARPENTER ABEL 1 | 34-073-60651 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CARPENTER ABEL 2 | 34-073-61203 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CARPENTER JAREMIAH 1 | 34-073-61259 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| CARPER GRACE M 1 | 34-073-21334 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CARR GLADYS 1 | 34-073-20613 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| CARRICK HC& MARY 1 | 34-073-61601 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CARROLL TODD 1 | 34-073-23514 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BLAUSER ENERGY CORPORATION |
| CARSON JAMES 2 | 34-073-21720 | Plugged | Dry hole | PETRO OIL CO INC |
| CARTER # 1 | 34-073-20627 | Plugged | Oil & gas | HOLL INVESTMENT CO |
| CARTER JAMES 2 1 | 34-073-21359 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CARTER UNIT 1 | 34-073-23548 | Plugged | Dry hole | KILBARGER INVESTMENTS INC |
| CARY UNIT # 1 | 34-073-23331 | Plugged | Dry hole | QUAKER STATE OIL REF CORP |
| CASE F S 1 | 34-073-60810 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CASTO AE 1 | 34-073-20800 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| CAUDILL DELBERT 1-8997 | 34-073-20296 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CENTRAL 1 | 34-073-20705 | Plugged | Oil & gas | OIL ENTERPRISES |
| CENTRAL STATES CONSTRUCTION CO 1 | 34-073-20920 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CHAMBERS SF 1 | 34-073-62486 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CHAMP GUY E. 1 | 34-073-21238 | Plugged | Oil & gas | ORWIG OIL COMPANY INC |
| CHANDLER A.R. 1 | 34-073-22604 | Plugged | Oil & gas | KENOIL LLC |
| CHARLES & PATRICIA RUFF # 1 | 34-073-22818 | Plugged | Dry hole | LOPEZ NORMAN H |
| CHARLES & SYLVIA BEATY # 1 | 34-073-22224 | Plugged | Oil & gas | GEOPETRO INC |
| CHARLES A. GRUMMON ETAL # 2 | 34-073-22122 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BELL DRILLING & PROD CO |
| CHARLES BARKER # 1 | 34-073-22706 | Plugged | Dry hole | LOPEZ NORMAN H |
| CHARLES CHUTE # 1 | 34-073-21818 | Plugged | Gas | SHRIDER W E CO |
| CHARLES CLARK # 1 | 34-073-21492 | Plugged | Oil & gas | HOLL INVESTMENT CO |
| CHARLES CLARK 2 | 34-073-22840 | Plugged | Oil & gas | KNOX ENERGY INC. |
| CHARLES CONGROVE # 1 | 34-073-20951 | Plugged | Oil & gas | COSPER WELL/H COSPER |
| CHARLES DOZER # 4 | 34-073-23249 | Plugged | Oil & gas | DAVID R HILL INC |
| CHARLES GRUMMON # 1 | 34-073-21980 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BELL DRILLING & PROD CO |
| CHARLES GRUMMON # 11 | 34-073-22557 | Plugged | Oil & gas | BELL DRILLING & PROD CO |
| CHARLES R. BEATY # 2 | 34-073-22529 | Plugged | Oil & gas | LUDWIG CLEO R |
| CHARLES RUFF # 1 | 34-073-23057 | Plugged | Oil & gas | R C POLING CO INC |
| CHARLES STRUBLE # 1 | 34-073-21917 | Plugged | Oil & gas | ORWIG OIL COMPANY INC |
| CHARLES SUTTON 3 | 34-073-21440 | Plugged | Oil | J D DRILLING COMPANY |
| CHARTIERS OIL CO. 1 | 34-073-60933 | Plugged | Dry hole | DECKER WELL SERVICE LLC |
| CHAS. CONGROVE # 2 | 34-073-21166 | Plugged | Oil & gas | COSPER WELL/H COSPER |
| CHERRY 1 | 34-073-21487 | Plugged | Oil & gas | STEWART PRODUCERS |
| CHESHER # 1 | 34-073-21318 | Plugged | Oil & gas | HOLL INVESTMENT CO |
| CHESHER E. 2 | 34-073-21348 | Plugged | Oil & gas | HOLL INVESTMENT CO |
| CHESTER EVELAND # 1257-G | 34-073-23003 | Plugged | Dry hole | COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION LLC |
| CHEVALIER HARRIET ETAL 12136 | 34-073-22165 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CHIDESTER CLARK W 1 | 34-073-20978 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| CHIDISTER CHAS 1 | 34-073-20376 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| CHIEFTAIN DEVELOPMENT CO. # 1 | 34-073-22922 | Plugged | Oil & gas | KILBARGER INVESTMENTS INC |
| CHRISTEL ANITA 1 | 34-073-20733 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CHRISTEL ANITA 2 | 34-073-20843 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| CHRISTMAN C V 1 | 34-073-20993 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| CHRISTMAN CHARLES V 1 | 34-073-21317 | Plugged | Oil & gas | — |
| CHRISTMAN CHARLES V 1 | 34-073-22286 | Plugged | Oil & gas | ALTIER BROTHERS INC |
| CHRISTMAN GEO W & MARY B 1 | 34-073-61069 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| CHURCH OF THE NAZERENE # 2 | 34-073-23390 | Plugged | Gas | R C POLING CO INC |
| CHURCH OF THE NAZERENE 2 | 34-073-23390-0100 | Plugged | Oil & gas | R C POLING CO INC |
| CHUTE # 2 | 34-073-21228 | Plugged | Oil & gas | DUSTY DRILLING CO INC |