Christa Oil
Operator of record for 498 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHRISTA OIL CO · Christa Oil Company · Christa Oil Company, Inc.
At a glance
Christa Oil is the operator of record for 498 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 301 (60%) are active, 154 (31%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 490 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
498
Active
301
Plugged
154
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 490 |
| Kansas | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 269
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 60%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Christa Oil operate?
Christa Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (490), Kansas (7) and Oklahoma (1). Its 490 Illinois wells are 0.3% of the 174,478 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 Christa Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
60% of Christa Oil's catalogued wells are active, 32 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Christa Oil operate?
By product class, 269 (54%) 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 Riedel, G. E. 9 in Ellis, KS at 4,110 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ellis (KS), Rice (KS), Rooks (KS), Jasper (IL), Edwards (IL) and White (IL) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Christa Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riedel, G. E. 9 | 15-051-04240 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellis, KS | Christa Oil Company | 4,110 ft |
| Riedel, G. E. 8 | 15-051-19081 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellis, KS | Christa Oil Company | 4,052 ft |
| Gibson G F 3 | 15-159-06348 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | Christa Oil Company | 3,825 ft |
| Mcclellan 2 | 15-163-21405 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rooks, KS | Christa Oil Company | 3,619 ft |
| McClellan 1 | 15-163-21234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rooks, KS | Christa Oil Company | 3,485 ft |
| Rauch, H. D. 1 | 12-079-24358 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Christa Oil Company, Inc. | 3,080 ft |
| Knackmus Comm 1 | 12-047-24097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Christa Oil Company, Inc. | 3,030 ft |
| Rudolph, A. S. 21 | 12-193-07589 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Christa Oil Company, Inc. | 2,972 ft |
| Martin Hilda Et Al 1 | 12-193-31049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Christa Oil Company, Inc. | 2,960 ft |
| Edson Alice Etal 1 | 12-065-24950 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Christa Oil Company, Inc. | 2,865 ft |
| Poorman Community 1 | 12-023-25435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Christa Oil Company, Inc. | 2,310 ft |
| Trotter, Mary Etal 1 | 12-079-24245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Christa Oil Company, Inc. | 2,220 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Christa Oil operate?
Christa Oil is the operator of record for 498 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (490). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Christa Oil's wells are still active?
301 of Christa Oil's catalogued wells are active; 154 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Christa Oil operate wells?
Christa Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (490), Kansas (7) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Christa Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
269 of Christa Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Christa Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Riedel, G. E. 9 in Ellis, KS is the deepest at 4,110 ft.
Where Christa Oil'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, “Christa Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/christa-oil-17905 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).