Johnson Royalties
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Johnson Royalties is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (11%) are active, 6 (67%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Johnson Royalties operate?
Johnson Royalties's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (9). Its 9 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Johnson Royalties’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Johnson Royalties's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% 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 Johnson Royalties operate?
By product class, 2 (22%) 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 Ferguson, Rex 2 in Clinton, KY at 1,955 ft.
Notable wells operated by Johnson Royalties
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, Rex 2 | 16-053-02236 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | 1,955 ft |
| Cross, John 1 | 16-053-02299 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | 1,955 ft |
| Taylor, Willie J 2 | 16-053-02283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | 1,906 ft |
| Lowhorn, Kevin 1 | 16-053-02244 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | 1,880 ft |
| Ferguson, Rex (Darla Jane #1) 1 | 16-053-04286 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | 1,855 ft |
| Stockton, Paul 1 | 16-053-02242 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | 1,636 ft |
| Riddle, Kenneth 1 | 16-053-02279 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | 1,190 ft |
| Taylor, Willie 1 | 16-053-02243 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | — |
| Highway Church Of The Nazarene 1 | 16-053-02540 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Johnson Royalties, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Johnson Royalties operate?
Johnson Royalties is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Johnson Royalties's wells are still active?
1 of Johnson Royalties's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Johnson Royalties operate wells?
Johnson Royalties is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9).
Does Johnson Royalties operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Johnson Royalties's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Johnson Royalties's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ferguson, Rex 2 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,955 ft.
Where Johnson Royalties'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, “Johnson Royalties — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/johnson-royalties-111201 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).