Rayburn Oil
Operator of record for 58 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RAYBURN OIL CO · RAYBURN OIL CO INC
At a glance
Rayburn Oil is the operator of record for 58 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 38 (66%) are active, 12 (21%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 57 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
58
Active
38
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 57 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 6
- Active share
- 66%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rayburn Oil operate?
Rayburn Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Michigan (57) and Kentucky (1). Its 57 Michigan wells are 0.1% of the 85,673 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 Rayburn Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
66% of Rayburn Oil's catalogued wells are active, 37 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 21% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells (10%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Rayburn Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (2%) 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 Yawkey, Thomas A 2 in Arenac, MI at 4,990 ft. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Rayburn Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yawkey, Thomas A 2 | 21-011-14449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,990 ft |
| Fox, John 1 | 21-011-08383 | Shut-in | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,691 ft |
| Doyle, James T & Caroline M 1 | 21-011-19862 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,423 ft |
| State Adams D-1 | 21-011-20352 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,388 ft |
| Goodroe 1-19 | 21-011-36585 | Shut-in | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,351 ft |
| Goodroe 2-19 | 21-011-36590 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,343 ft |
| Somogy 5-20 | 21-011-35606 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,335 ft |
| Somogy 4-20 | 21-011-35185 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,324 ft |
| Donahue, Edward P 2 | 21-011-13771 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,285 ft |
| Hobart 2 | 21-011-08975 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 4,163 ft |
| Thompson, Mabel & Green, Dorothy 2 | 21-011-12575 | Active | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 3,812 ft |
| Goodroe, Martin Et Al Comm 1 | 21-011-19723 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arenac, MI | Rayburn Oil Co Inc | 3,018 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rayburn Oil operate?
Rayburn Oil is the operator of record for 58 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (57). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rayburn Oil's wells are still active?
38 of Rayburn Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Rayburn Oil operate wells?
Rayburn Oil is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (57) and Kentucky (1).
Does Rayburn Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Rayburn Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rayburn Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Yawkey, Thomas A 2 in Arenac, MI is the deepest at 4,990 ft.
Where Rayburn 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, “Rayburn Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rayburn-oil-116108 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).