G & R Oil
Operator of record for 792 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: G & R OIL · G & R OIL CO · G & R OIL CO, INC · G & R OIL COMPANY INC
At a glance
G & R Oil is the operator of record for 792 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 79 (10%) are active, 511 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 790 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
792
Active
79
Plugged
511
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 790 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 199
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does G & R Oil operate?
G & R Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (790) and Oklahoma (2). Its 790 Kentucky wells are 0.4% 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 G & R Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of G & R Oil's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does G & R Oil operate?
By product class, 199 (25%) are oil wells and 5 (0.6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sims, Omar 1 in Barren, KY at 7,130 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barren (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Adair (KY), Taylor (KY), Pulaski (KY) and Cumberland (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by G & R Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims, Omar 1 | 16-009-00827 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 7,130 ft |
| England, Bedford 1 | 16-169-00483 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 5,500 ft |
| England, Bedford 1 | 16-169-00156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 5,500 ft |
| Reliford, Jimmy (W. T. Rodgers Tract) Deep 2 | 16-001-03882 | Active | Oil | Adair, KY | G & R Oil | 2,868 ft |
| Sampson, Thomas 1a | 16-009-00664 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 2,400 ft |
| Cared, Innad 1 | 16-217-00103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 2,210 ft |
| Jones, Claude 1 | 16-001-01259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 2,173 ft |
| Avery, Joshua Adam 1 | 16-169-03795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | G & R Oil | 2,155 ft |
| Roy, Herman 1 | 16-199-00272 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 2,150 ft |
| Hadley, Ernest 1 | 16-057-03987 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 2,095 ft |
| Beaty, John D 1 | 16-053-03411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | G & R Oil Co, Inc | 2,025 ft |
| Branham, Herbert & Ruby W1 | 16-171-02021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | G & R Oil | 2,005 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does G & R Oil operate?
G & R Oil is the operator of record for 792 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (790). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of G & R Oil's wells are still active?
79 of G & R Oil's catalogued wells are active; 511 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does G & R Oil operate wells?
G & R Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (790) and Oklahoma (2).
Does G & R Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
199 of G & R Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is G & R Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sims, Omar 1 in Barren, KY is the deepest at 7,130 ft.
Where G & R 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, “G & R Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/g-r-oil-6560 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).