Licking County, OH oil and gas wells
9,324 wells: 1,759 active, 4,884 plugged, 42 orphaned, run by 507 operators.
Figures from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, updated 2026-10-19.
Top operators in Licking
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| KNOX ENERGY INC. | 201 | 236 |
| DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC | 128 | 128 |
| MORAN RONALD F | 73 | 160 |
| McDONALD DALE E | 66 | 83 |
| NETHERS GARY L | 64 | 183 |
| NORTHWOOD ENERGY CORP | 58 | 69 |
| LBJ DRILLING CO INC | 53 | 79 |
| H & A DRILLING | 51 | 57 |
| WHEELER MICHAEL D | 48 | 62 |
| KENOIL LLC | 43 | 216 |
| THE EDWARD H EVERETT COMPANY | 36 | 83 |
| NGO DEVELOPMENT CORP. | 31 | 61 |
| PORTER PETROLEUM | 31 | 36 |
| McQUEEN KEVIN L | 30 | 55 |
| MORAN SHERMAN DEAN | 30 | 32 |
| H & D DRILLING CO INC | 24 | 64 |
| ENERVEST OPERATING LLC | 24 | 27 |
| DERRICK PETROLEUM INC | 23 | 48 |
| DUGAN OIL AND GAS LLC | 23 | 25 |
| DONALD BYERS OIL & GAS LLC | 22 | 37 |
| DALTON PRODUCTION - DALTON LEE | 21 | 23 |
| DAVID R HILL INC | 20 | 33 |
| R H PENICK CO LTD | 19 | 35 |
| MORAN OIL PARTNERS LLC | 19 | 19 |
| LOTHES JOHN W | 16 | 46 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) 1 | 34-089-61137 | Orphaned | Dry hole | — |
| (no name) | 34-089-63324 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | UNREGISTERED OWNER |
| BAKER SAM 1 | 34-089-63331 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | — |
| BAKER SAM 2 | 34-089-63332 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | — |
| BAKER SAM 3 | 34-089-63333 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | — |
| BERRY DORA M 1 | 34-089-62747 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| CLINE GAIL 2 | 34-089-21102 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | — |
| COOPERIDER (GEIGER NANCY) 2 | 34-089-63141 | Orphaned | Gas | LICKING VALLEY PLUGGING PROJEC |
| CRISPIN 3 | 34-089-61320 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| DAVIS 1 | 34-089-66073 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| DAVIS 2 | 34-089-66069 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| DAVIS 3 | 34-089-66070 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| DAVIS 4 | 34-089-66072 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| DAVIS 5 | 34-089-66071 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| DAWES ARBORETUM 1 | 34-089-63321 | Orphaned | Gas | LICKING VALLEY PLUGGING PROJEC |
| DWIGGINS 1 | 34-089-63334 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| EVERETT ALBERT S 5 | 34-089-61102 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| EVERETT BURCHARD 1 | 34-089-63591 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| FELUMLEE ORVILLE 1 | 34-089-66074 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| FELUMLEE ORVILLE 2 | 34-089-66075 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| FELUMLEE ORVILLE 3 | 34-089-66076 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| FELUMLEE ORVILLE 4 | 34-089-66077 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| FELUMLEE ORVILLE 5 | 34-089-66078 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| FELUMLEE ORVILLE 6 | 34-089-63595 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| GEIDENBERGER 1A | 34-089-23315 | Orphaned | Other | HICKMAN RUSSEL O |
| GEIDENBERGER 2A | 34-089-23316 | Orphaned | Unknown | HICKMAN RUSSEL O |
| GEIGER PAUL 4 | 34-089-60123 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| HICKEY EDWARD 1 | 34-089-61246 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| HICKINBOTHAM 2 | 34-089-63343 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| JARVIS 1 | 34-089-63311 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | — |
| JOHNSON BERT & ADELEAN 1 | 34-089-22387 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| LESCALLETT DAVID 1 | 34-089-23141 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| OWENS WM 1 | 34-089-22106 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| RAUCH ANDREW 1 | 34-089-63323 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | UNREGISTERED OWNER |
| ROSTOFER, DON 1 | 34-089-63588 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| SHOEMAKER CARL & CECILE 1 | 34-089-21632 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| STOLL LES & MARY 1 | 34-089-63327 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| TAYLOR GEORGE & MINNIE 1 | 34-089-22606 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| TITUS IDA L 1 | 34-089-20629 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| VAN WREY FOREST 12 | 34-089-20378 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| WELLS ALFRED 3 | 34-089-63185 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| WRIGHT JAMES K 1 | 34-089-60278 | Orphaned | Gas | — |