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Fairfield County, Ohio Wells Summary

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Total wells

3,011
Fairfield County

Drill activity

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drill dates not in our copy of this source

Fairfield County contains 3,011 wells on file, with top operators including COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION LLC and OXFORD OIL.

Most recent well on record: viking 1 - S, operated by RICE DRILLING D LLC — last updated June 2026.

County FIPS Code: 39045

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

11 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 11 Utica

Drilling for

  • 10 Gas
  • 1 Oil

Fairfield County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
3,011 wells plotted · 1 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Fairfield County by total wells

COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION LLC85OXFORD OIL51B & B OIL/IRVIN & BURNS39QUESTA PETROLEUM CO35ENVERON CORPORATION27KENOIL LLC24B-J OF OHIO INC23RELIANCE ENERGY INC23KNOX ENERGY INC.22SCHMELZER PLUGGING LLC18

Operators: Columbia Gas Transmission Llc, Oxford Oil, B & B Oil/irvin & Burns, Questa Petroleum Co, Enveron Corporation, Kenoil Llc, B-J Of Ohio Inc, Reliance Energy Inc, Knox Energy Inc., Schmelzer Plugging Llc.

Top Counties in Ohio most active by total wells

Compare Fairfield against the other busiest counties in Ohio:

  • WASHINGTON · 15,533 wells
  • PERRY · 11,610 wells
  • MONROE · 10,826 wells
  • MUSKINGUM · 10,451 wells
  • LICKING · 9,362 wells
  • COSHOCTON · 8,119 wells
  • NOBLE · 8,070 wells
  • MORGAN · 8,029 wells
  • HANCOCK · 7,712 wells
  • HOLMES · 7,080 wells
  • WAYNE · 6,937 wells
  • KNOX · 6,853 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
viking 1 - S 2026-06-16 RICE DRILLING D LLC 34045215150000
MCCRADY RICHARD L. 2026-03-18 COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION LLC 34045206230000
MERCKLE 1 2026-03-18 L & M OPERATING INC 34045205470000
ROBERT BEERY # 1 2026-03-18 THOMPSON FLOYD OIL CO INC 34045205890000
BEARD BILL 1 2026-03-18 RELIANCE ENERGY INC 34045206060000
O'DELL JAMES E. 2026-03-18 COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION LLC 34045206220000
KILBARGER JOSEPH M. JR. 2026-03-18 L & M OPERATING INC 34045205490000
HOUSEHOLDER LOY 1 2026-03-18 BARCLAY PETROLEUM INC 34045205700000
RAYMOND M. GALIB ETAL # 1 2026-03-18 PIONEER OIL CO INC 34045205810000
R. FRANKS UNIT # 1 2026-03-18 RELIANCE ENERGY INC 34045205880000

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