R & J Oil
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: R & J Oil · R & J Oil Co. · R & J Oil Company · R. & J. Oil Co.
At a glance
R & J Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 11 (39%) are active, 6 (21%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 24 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
11
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 24 |
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 11
- Active share
- 39%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does R & J Oil operate?
R & J Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (24) and Illinois (4). Its 24 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 & J Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
39% of R & J Oil's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 21% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells (39%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does R & J Oil operate?
By product class, 24 (86%) 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 Windholz 'B' 2 in Ellis, KS at 3,515 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ellis (KS), Sangamon (IL) and Elk (KS). 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 & J Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windholz 'B' 2 | 15-051-23322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | R & J Oil Co. | 3,515 ft |
| Reidel 7 | 15-051-22814 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | R & J Oil Co. | 3,506 ft |
| Bell-Spicer 2 | 12-167-01858 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sangamon, IL | R & J Oil Company | 1,698 ft |
| Bell-Spicer 1 | 12-167-00879 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sangamon, IL | R & J Oil Company | 1,697 ft |
| Bell - Spicer 3 | 12-167-01937 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | R & J Oil | 1,674 ft |
| Lawler, 1 | 12-167-23034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sangamon, IL | R & J Oil Company | 900 ft |
| Pickell May | 15-049-22446 | Active | Injection | Elk, KS | R. & J. Oil Co. | 590 ft |
| Pickell 502 | 15-049-19237 | Shut-in | Oil | Elk, KS | R. & J. Oil Co. | 580 ft |
| O. N. Smith 04-504 | 15-049-20775 | Shut-in | Oil | Elk, KS | R. & J. Oil Co. | 560 ft |
| Pickell 504 | 15-049-19238 | Shut-in | Oil | Elk, KS | R. & J. Oil Co. | 560 ft |
| Pickell | 15-049-22360 | Active | Oil | Elk, KS | R. & J. Oil Co. | 560 ft |
| O. N. Smith 502 | 15-049-20748 | Shut-in | Oil | Elk, KS | R. & J. Oil Co. | 552 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does R & J Oil operate?
R & J Oil is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of R & J Oil's wells are still active?
11 of R & J Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does R & J Oil operate wells?
R & J Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (24) and Illinois (4).
Does R & J Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of R & J Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is R & J Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Windholz 'B' 2 in Ellis, KS is the deepest at 3,515 ft.
Where R & J 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, “R & J Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/r-j-oil-89423 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).