Ashland Oil & Refining

Operator of record for 3,332 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO · ASHLAND OIL & REFINING · ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO · ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO, INC · …

At a glance

Ashland Oil & Refining is the operator of record for 3,332 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 910 (27%) are active, 1,702 (51%) plugged & abandoned and 243 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 2,745 wells (82% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

3,332

Active

910

Plugged

1,702

Orphaned

243

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Kentucky	2,745
Illinois	482
Louisiana	88
Colorado	6
Arkansas	4
Mississippi	4
North Dakota	2
New York	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 1,186
Gas wells: 110
Shut-in: 1
Active share: 27%

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Where does Ashland Oil & Refining operate?

Ashland Oil & Refining's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Kentucky (2,745), Illinois (482), Louisiana (88), Colorado (6) and Arkansas (4) and 3 more. Its 2,745 Kentucky wells are 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 & Refining’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

27% of Ashland Oil & Refining's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 51% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.0%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 243 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Ashland Oil & Refining operate?

By product class, 1,186 (36%) are oil wells and 110 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lucile Blum Et Al 001 in Tensas, LA at 13,344 ft. The wells listed below sit in Tensas (LA), Lafourche (LA), Cameron (LA), Lincoln (LA), Beauregard (LA) and Plaquemines (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Ashland Oil & Refining

Wells operated by Ashland Oil & Refining
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Lucile Blum Et Al 001	17-107-00247	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Tensas, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	13,344 ft
I R Price Etal 001	17-057-00598	Orphaned	Gas	Lafourche, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	12,137 ft
Miami Corp 001	17-023-02427	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cameron, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	11,205 ft
Bh Suc;j J Causy Est 001	17-061-00390	Other status	Other type	Lincoln, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	10,760 ft
Rice Land & Lbr Co 003	17-011-20095	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Beauregard, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	10,500 ft
Bh Sub;j J Bennett 001	17-061-00388	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Lincoln, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	10,162 ft
Sl 5220 001	17-725-20031	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Plaquemines, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	9,300 ft
J W Penix 001	17-027-02382	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Claiborne, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	9,161 ft
1 H A Boyd	05-123-05557	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Weld, CO	Ashland Oil & Refining Co	9,106 ft
1 Rumer Hall	05-123-05327	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Weld, CO	Ashland Oil & Refining Co	9,086 ft
Sl 5221 001	17-725-20004	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Plaquemines, LA	Ashland Oil & Refining Co.	8,811 ft
Camp Breckinridge (Tract 3) F1f	16-225-00234	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Union, KY	Ashland Oil & Refining Co, Inc	8,626 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Ashland Oil & Refining operate?

Ashland Oil & Refining is the operator of record for 3,332 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (2,745). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Ashland Oil & Refining's wells are still active?

910 of Ashland Oil & Refining's catalogued wells are active; 1,702 are plugged & abandoned and 243 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Ashland Oil & Refining operate wells?

Ashland Oil & Refining is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (2,745), Illinois (482), Louisiana (88), Colorado (6), Arkansas (4), Mississippi (4), North Dakota (2) and New York (1).

Does Ashland Oil & Refining operate mostly oil or gas wells?

1,186 of Ashland Oil & Refining's catalogued wells are oil wells and 110 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Ashland Oil & Refining's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Lucile Blum Et Al 001 in Tensas, LA is the deepest at 13,344 ft.

Where Ashland Oil & Refining'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 & Refining — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ashland-oil-refining-2406 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).