Ohio oil and gas wells with a spud date but no first-production date on file — an approximation of the drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) inventory. State records carry no completion status, so a listed well may be awaiting completion, completed but not yet reported, or never going to produce; the list is a rough indicator of activity ahead for nearby mineral owners, not a completion queue.
Refreshed daily from ODNR well records. Data current as of 2026-09-22.
Quick answer: This list shows 34 Ohio wells spudded in the last three years with no reported first production — a drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) list from ODNR records (as of 2026-09-22); Guernsey County has the most on the list with 8, and Ascent Resourcesmarcellus holds the most. The records carry no completion status, so a listed well may be awaiting completion, completed but not yet reported, or never going to produce; the list is a rough indicator of activity ahead, not a completion queue; the median listed well has waited 633 days since spud. Compiled from Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) records.
A DUC is commonly defined as a well that has been drilled (spudded) but not yet completed or turned to production. This list approximates that from ODNR records: 34 Ohio wells spudded in the last three years with no reported first production (as of 2026-09-22). The records do not carry a completion status, so some listed wells may be completed but unreported, dry, or abandoned.
Guernsey County leads with 8 of the 34 DUCs on this list (as of 2026-09-22), across 14 counties with at least one listed DUC. Counts shift as wells are completed and new ones are spudded.
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus holds 8 of the DUCs on this list, per ODNR records (as of 2026-09-22). Each well's operator of record is listed in the table, linking to that company's profile.
The median DUC on this list has waited 633 days since spud (as of 2026-09-22). Waits vary with commodity prices, frac crew availability, and each operator's capital plan; a long wait does not tell you whether a well will be completed, and some never are.
A nearby well with a spud date and no reported first production records drilling activity. It does not establish your ownership or predict completion, production or royalty payments. Check the well identity, operator and source dates alongside your own records.
Value depends on your net mineral acres or royalty decimal, the specific wells, the operator, and current oil and gas prices. This page is informational only, not a valuation.
As of 2026-09-22, Ohio had 34 wells spudded with no reported first production listed (its approximate DUC inventory), averaging 650 days since spud, with Guernsey County holding the most, per Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) well records.
| Spud Date | Days Since Spud | Well | API | Operator | County | Formation | Lateral (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | 306 | Shula Twr 3a | 34157255560000 |
Eog Resources | Tuscarawas | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-09-18 | 368 | Cheetah Nsh 6c | 34121247030000 |
Eog Resources | Noble | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-09-04 | 382 | Randall G-M Mnr 8hm | 34111250230000 |
Expand Operating LLC | Monroe | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | — |
| 2025-09-03 | 383 | Randall F-M Mnr 6hm | 34111250220000 |
Expand Operating LLC | Monroe | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | — |
| 2025-09-02 | 384 | Randall E-M Mnr 4hm | 34111250210000 |
Expand Operating LLC | Monroe | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | — |
| 2025-08-26 | 391 | Fairfield Phoenix 8h | 34029220330000 |
Hilcorp Energy Company | Columbiana | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | 13,648 |
| 2025-08-26 | 391 | Ayers Se Mds Gr 8h | 34059247290000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-08-26 | 391 | Fairfield Phoenix 9h | 34029220340000 |
Hilcorp Energy Company | Columbiana | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | 13,775 |
| 2025-08-25 | 392 | Ayers Se Mds Gr 6h | 34059247280000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-08-25 | 392 | Ayers Sw Mds Gr 4h | 34059247270000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-08-25 | 392 | Ayers Sw Mds Gr 2h | 34059247260000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-08-08 | 409 | Bearcats Nb Buf 210h | 34121247000000 |
Eog Ohio, LLC | Noble | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-04-21 | 518 | G And G Land 2 | 34119288160000 |
G&G Petroleum LLC | Muskingum | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-04-10 | 529 | Gingerich N Lnd Gr 3h | 34059247170000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-04-09 | 530 | Gingerich N Lnd Gr 1h | 34059247160000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-04-09 | 530 | Gingerich N Lnd Gr 5h | 34059247180000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2025-01-22 | 607 | Yankee 211784 9d-M | 34013216120000 |
Gulfport Appalachia | Belmont | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | — |
| 2024-12-02 | 658 | Peter Wagner 1 | 34143201390000 |
Fo Energy | Sandusky | Cincinnati Arch | — |
| 2024-11-18 | 672 | Bursiek 1 | 34143203370000 |
Fo Energy | Sandusky | Cincinnati Arch | — |
| 2024-10-22 | 699 | Wrentmore Rose Run 1-B | 34073236120000 |
Kilbarger Investments | Hocking | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2024-10-11 | 710 | Marcum Trust Unit 1 | 34117242740000 |
Geopetro | Morrow | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2024-09-17 | 734 | Tygers Gy Val 6h | 34059246930000 |
Eog Ohio, LLC | Guernsey | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2024-07-01 | 812 | Amanda 3-14h | 34013207390000 |
Gulfport Appalachia | Belmont | Utica | — |
| 2024-07-01 | 812 | Amanda 2-14h | 34013207380000 |
Gulfport Appalachia | Belmont | Utica | — |
| 2024-06-26 | 817 | York 1 | 34103250650000 |
Mfc Drilling | Medina | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2024-06-16 | 827 | Morton Salt (Smp #5) # 63 | 34169257010000 |
Morton Salt | Wayne | Appalachian Basin | 1,370 |
| 2024-05-22 | 852 | Stone S Crc Jf 4h | 34081210110000 |
Ascent Resourcesmarcellus | Jefferson | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | 2,137 |
| 2024-03-15 | 920 | Elkrun-Wertz 4h | 34029221948000 |
Hilcorp Energy Company | Columbiana | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | — |
| 2024-02-23 | 941 | Elkrun-Wertz 2h | 34029221947000 |
Hilcorp Energy Company | Columbiana | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | — |
| 2023-11-10 | 1,046 | Fairfield Tarka 14h | 34029221946000 |
Hilcorp Energy Company | Columbiana | — | — |
| 2023-11-03 | 1,053 | Elkrun-Wertz 2h | 34029221910000 |
Hilcorp Energy Company | Columbiana | Utica | 5,848 |
| 2023-10-27 | 1,060 | Young H-4c | 34005242150000 |
Harley Drilling & Producing | Ashland | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2023-09-28 | 1,089 | Young H-3 | 34005242140000 |
Harley Drilling & Producing | Ashland | Appalachian Basin | — |
| 2023-09-21 | 1,096 | Pelletier Jn Sal 8h | 34081209960000 |
Eog Ohio, LLC | Jefferson | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | 15,375 |
A DUC (drilled but uncompleted) well is a well an operator has drilled — meaning they've moved a rig on, drilled the hole, and run casing — but has not yet completed (frac'd, perforated, and turned to sales). The wellbore is sitting in the ground waiting on a completion crew. This page approximates that inventory from spud and first-production dates in state records, which do not say whether or when a well has been completed.
For mineral owners, a DUC inventory is one useful leading indicator:
Near-term production — DUCs typically come online within 6-18 months of being completed. Once a DUC is completed, royalty checks start within 30-60 days.
Operator capital intent — A high DUC count signals an operator has banked future production. They're holding inventory for service-cost or oil-price upside.
Aging is a tell — DUCs sitting >24 months may face technical issues (mechanical problems, unfavorable economics, or bankruptcy of the operator).
Refresh cadence: Daily. Data current as of 2026-09-22.
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State: Ohio
DUCs on file: 34
Operators: 13
Formations: 4
Last refresh: 2026-09-22
≤ 365 days Fresh — likely soon
365-730 Moderate
> 730 Long-aged DUC