Ralph Brothers
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ralph Brothers is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (64%) are active, 2 (18%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
7
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 64%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ralph Brothers operate?
Ralph Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (11). Its 11 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Ralph Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
64% of Ralph Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 33 percentage points above the national share of 30%. 18% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ralph Brothers operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 9 (82%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Patton, W A 1 in Boyd, KY at 2,364 ft. The wells listed below sit in Boyd (KY) and Edmonson (KY).
Notable wells operated by Ralph Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patton, W A 1 | KGS record 75309 | Active | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 2,364 ft |
| Patton, W S 2 | 16-019-00210 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 2,363 ft |
| Patton, W S 1 | KGS record 75808 | Active | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 2,244 ft |
| Ferry, C 1 | 16-019-00165 | Active | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 2,182 ft |
| Elam, R A | 16-019-00180 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 2,010 ft |
| Cranley & Jones 1 | KGS record 75301 | Active | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 1,985 ft |
| Hickman Second National Bank 978 | KGS record 75672 | Active | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 1,956 ft |
| Hickman Farm 2 | 16-019-00193 | Active | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 1,908 ft |
| Purdue, Raney 1 | KGS record 2012496 | Other status | Other type | Edmonson, KY | Ralph Brothers | 1,341 ft |
| Park City Land Co 1 | KGS record 75756 | Active | Gas | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | 545 ft |
| Cranley & Jones 1 | KGS record 163058 | Other status | Other type | Boyd, KY | Ralph Brothers | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ralph Brothers operate?
Ralph Brothers is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ralph Brothers's wells are still active?
7 of Ralph Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ralph Brothers operate wells?
Ralph Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (11).
Does Ralph Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Ralph Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ralph Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Patton, W A 1 in Boyd, KY is the deepest at 2,364 ft.
Where Ralph Brothers'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Ralph Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ralph-brothers-107826 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).