Ranger Oil
Operator of record for 53 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RANGER OIL CO. · RANGER OIL COMPANY · Ranger Oil Company
At a glance
Ranger Oil is the operator of record for 53 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 48 (91%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 24 wells (45% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
53
Active
0
Plugged
48
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 24 |
| North Dakota | 15 |
| Montana | 13 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ranger Oil operate?
Ranger Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Louisiana (24), North Dakota (15), Montana (13) and Colorado (1). Its 15 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Ranger Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ranger Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ranger Oil operate?
By product class, 15 (28%) are oil wells and 7 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brownell-Kidd 002 in Assumption, LA at 18,525 ft. The wells listed below sit in Assumption (LA), Vermilion (LA), Williams (ND), Jefferson Davis (LA) and Calcasieu (LA). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ranger Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownell-Kidd 002 | 17-007-20233 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Assumption, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 18,525 ft |
| Brownell-Kidd B 001 | 17-007-20205 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Assumption, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 17,537 ft |
| Lieb 26 Ra Sua;brownell-Kidd 001 | 17-007-20191 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Assumption, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 17,233 ft |
| Lieb 10 Ra Sua;brownell-Kidd 003 | 17-007-20250 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Assumption, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 15,429 ft |
| Brownell-Kidd B 002 | 17-007-20248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 15,169 ft |
| S L 6813 001 | 17-705-20096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 14,760 ft |
| Brownell-Kidd /A/ 001 | 17-007-20197 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 14,036 ft |
| S/L 3020 001 | 17-113-20540 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 13,776 ft |
| Herfindahl 11-22 | 33-105-00965 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Ranger Oil Co. | 13,422 ft |
| Burchenal 001 | 17-053-20277 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jefferson Davis, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 13,310 ft |
| Burchenal 002 | 17-053-20321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 13,037 ft |
| David L Garrison Sr 001 | 17-019-20779 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Ranger Oil Company | 12,640 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 53 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ranger Oil operate?
Ranger Oil is the operator of record for 53 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ranger Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Ranger Oil's catalogued wells are active; 48 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ranger Oil operate wells?
Ranger Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (24), North Dakota (15), Montana (13) and Colorado (1).
Does Ranger Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Ranger Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ranger Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brownell-Kidd 002 in Assumption, LA is the deepest at 18,525 ft.
Where Ranger 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, “Ranger Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ranger-oil-14496 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).