Rb Operating
Operator of record for 97 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: R B Operating Company · RB OPERATING COMPANY
At a glance
Rb Operating is the operator of record for 97 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (1%) are active, 93 (96%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 85 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
97
Active
1
Plugged
93
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 85 |
| Kansas | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 41
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rb Operating operate?
Rb Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (85) and Kansas (12). Its 85 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 Rb Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Rb Operating's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Rb Operating operate?
By product class, 41 (42%) are oil wells and 4 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Theis 2 in Clark, KS at 6,275 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (KS), Barber (KS), Barton (KS), Rice (KS), Carter (OK) and Blaine (OK). 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 Rb Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theis 2 | 15-025-20189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | R B Operating Company | 6,275 ft |
| Elmer Angell, Jr. 1 | 15-007-21905 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | R B Operating Company | 5,050 ft |
| Ehly 2 | 15-009-23073 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barton, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,451 ft |
| Ehly 1 | 15-009-22863 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,403 ft |
| Ehly 3 | 15-009-24097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barton, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,388 ft |
| Specht 4 | 15-159-03875 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,381 ft |
| Ehly 'A' 1 | 15-009-23248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barton, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,362 ft |
| Ehly 4 | 15-009-24261 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,349 ft |
| Liebl 1 | 15-009-23249 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,330 ft |
| Specht 'B' 1 | 15-159-35617 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | R B Operating Company | 3,140 ft |
| Pruitt "Ba" #3 | 35-019-07360 | Orphaned | Oil | Carter, OK | Rb Operating Company | — |
| Nichols #1 | 35-011-20778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, OK | Rb Operating Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rb Operating operate?
Rb Operating is the operator of record for 97 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (85). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rb Operating's wells are still active?
1 of Rb Operating's catalogued wells are active; 93 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rb Operating operate wells?
Rb Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (85) and Kansas (12).
Does Rb Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
41 of Rb Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rb Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Theis 2 in Clark, KS is the deepest at 6,275 ft.
Where Rb Operating'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, “Rb Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rb-operating-328 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).