R & D Oil
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: R & D OIL COMPANY · R & D OIL INC · R & D Oil Company · R & D Oil, LLC
At a glance
R & D Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 13 (87%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 7 wells (47% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7 |
| California | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does R & D Oil operate?
R & D Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Oklahoma (7), California (3), Pennsylvania (3), Kansas (1) and Wyoming (1). Its 7 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 R & D Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of R & D Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does R & D Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (60%) 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 Mortom M 1 in Sheridan, WY at 1,596 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (WY), Kern (CA), Warren (PA), Franklin (KS) and Garvin (OK). 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 R & D Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortom M 1 | 49-033-05037 | Other status | Other type | Sheridan, WY | R & D Oil Company | 1,596 ft |
| Loudon 6 | 04-029-00157 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | R & D Oil Company | — |
| Loudon 5 | 04-029-12261 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | R & D Oil Company | — |
| Loudon 7 | 04-029-54850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | R & D Oil Company | — |
| Penn-Bayless Oil Company Aa14 | 37-123-29628 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | R & D Oil Inc | — |
| Penn-Bayless Oil Company Aa13 | 37-123-29627 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | R & D Oil Inc | — |
| Penn-Bayless Oil Company Aa11 | 37-123-29625 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, PA | R & D Oil Inc | — |
| Roberson I-3 | 15-059-26940 | Other status | Other type | Franklin, KS | R & D Oil, LLC | — |
| Jones #20 | 35-049-22515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Garvin, OK | R & D Oil Company | — |
| Jones #22 | 35-049-22516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garvin, OK | R & D Oil Company | — |
| Jones #21 | 35-049-22518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garvin, OK | R & D Oil Company | — |
| Cowan #3 | 35-049-35437 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garvin, OK | R & D Oil Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does R & D Oil operate?
R & D Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of R & D Oil's wells are still active?
0 of R & D Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does R & D Oil operate wells?
R & D Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (7), California (3), Pennsylvania (3), Kansas (1) and Wyoming (1).
Does R & D Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of R & D Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is R & D Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mortom M 1 in Sheridan, WY is the deepest at 1,596 ft.
Where R & D Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 7 operated by R & D Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 3 operated by R & D Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 3 operated by R & D Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by R & D Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 1 operated by R & D Oil
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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, “R & D Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/r-d-oil-1170 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).