Ashland Oil & Ref
Operator of record for 202 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ASHLAND OIL & REF · ASHLAND OIL & REF CO · ASHLAND OIL & REF CO · ASHLAND OIL & REF. CO. · …
At a glance
Ashland Oil & Ref is the operator of record for 202 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 16 (8%) are active, 49 (24%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 202 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
202
Active
16
Plugged
49
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 202 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ashland Oil & Ref operate?
Ashland Oil & Ref's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (202). Its 202 Kentucky wells are 0.1% of the 201,022 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 Ashland Oil & Ref’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Ashland Oil & Ref's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 24% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ashland Oil & Ref operate?
By product class, 20 (10%) 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 Preston, F 1 in Webster, KY at 2,801 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY) and Union (KY). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ashland Oil & Ref
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston, F 1 | KGS record 2041392 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,801 ft |
| Thompson Hrs. 4 | KGS record 2039149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,701 ft |
| Verona Coal 3 | 16-225-02730 | Active | Oil | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,673 ft |
| Liles, E C 1 | KGS record 2043771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,662 ft |
| Verona Coal Fee 2f | KGS record 2039163 | Active | Oil | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,576 ft |
| Verona Coal- Payne 2 | KGS record 2039164 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,575 ft |
| Catholic School Comm. 1 | KGS record 2039136 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,343 ft |
| Crowley, J & N 3 | 16-233-02610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,337 ft |
| Verona Coal Co. B-2 | KGS record 2039165 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,306 ft |
| Verona Coal Co. A-3 | KGS record 2039167 | Active | Oil | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,304 ft |
| Verona Coal Co. D-2 | KGS record 2039166 | Other status | Other type | Union, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref Co | 2,292 ft |
| Sw Poole Unit W-20 | KGS record 3003809 | Other status | Other type | Webster, KY | Ashland Oil & Ref. Company | 2,285 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 202 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ashland Oil & Ref operate?
Ashland Oil & Ref is the operator of record for 202 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (202). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ashland Oil & Ref's wells are still active?
16 of Ashland Oil & Ref's catalogued wells are active; 49 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ashland Oil & Ref operate wells?
Ashland Oil & Ref is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (202).
Does Ashland Oil & Ref operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Ashland Oil & Ref's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ashland Oil & Ref's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Preston, F 1 in Webster, KY is the deepest at 2,801 ft.
Where Ashland Oil & Ref'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, “Ashland Oil & Ref — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ashland-oil-ref-68857 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).