Fred Ash & Sons
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fred Ash & Sons is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fred Ash & Sons operate?
Fred Ash & Sons's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (11). Its 11 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Fred Ash & Sons’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fred Ash & Sons's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fred Ash & Sons operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Kern (CA), Monterey (CA) and San Benito (CA).
Notable wells operated by Fred Ash & Sons
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Orchard 1 | 04-029-36326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Fred J. Ash 1 | 04-053-01122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monterey, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Wood 1 | 04-053-01123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monterey, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Ash-Sorenson 2 | 04-053-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monterey, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Ash-Sorenson 1 | 04-053-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monterey, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Ash 2-EADE | 04-069-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Benito, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Ash-Eade 3 | 04-069-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Benito, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Ash 1-EADE | 04-069-00197 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Benito, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Alaco 1-16 | 04-069-20005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Benito, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Ash Orchard 2 | 04-029-36327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
| Ash Orchard 3 | 04-029-36328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Fred Ash & Sons | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fred Ash & Sons operate?
Fred Ash & Sons is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fred Ash & Sons's wells are still active?
0 of Fred Ash & Sons's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fred Ash & Sons operate wells?
Fred Ash & Sons is the operator of record for wells in California (11).
Does Fred Ash & Sons operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Fred Ash & Sons's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Fred Ash & Sons'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, “Fred Ash & Sons — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fred-ash-sons-8156 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).