Reliance Oil
Operator of record for 195 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RELIANCE OIL · RELIANCE OIL CORP · RELIANCE OIL CORPORATION · Reliance Oil · …
At a glance
Reliance Oil is the operator of record for 195 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 56 (29%) are active, 100 (51%) plugged & abandoned and 20 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 121 wells (62% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
195
Active
56
Plugged
100
Orphaned
20
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 121 |
| Ohio | 50 |
| Illinois | 9 |
| Kansas | 6 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 120
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Reliance Oil operate?
Reliance Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Kentucky (121), Ohio (50), Illinois (9), Kansas (6) and Arkansas (3) and 3 more. Its 121 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Reliance Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Reliance Oil's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 51% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 20 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Reliance Oil operate?
By product class, 120 (62%) 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 Oliver Albert 1 in Muskingum, OH at 4,265 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muskingum (OH), Converse (WY), Lawrence (KY), Licking (OH), Coshocton (OH) and Nevada (AR) and other counties. State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Reliance Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Albert 1 | 34-119-22974 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Reliance Oil Corp | 4,265 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-009-05288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Converse, WY | Reliance Oil | 3,816 ft |
| Jobe, Edgar M Et Al 9558t | 16-127-02235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Reliance Oil Corp | 3,715 ft |
| Tyler Ea 1 | 34-089-22674 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Licking, OH | Reliance Oil Corp | 3,652 ft |
| Delong, Arland 9670 | 16-127-02233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Reliance Oil Corp | 3,518 ft |
| Dunfee Eg& M 2-C | 34-119-22007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Reliance Oil Corp | 3,485 ft |
| Lambert-Rambo 1 | 34-119-20808 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Reliance Oil Corp | 3,467 ft |
| Busenburg Woodrow 1 | 34-031-22033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Reliance Oil Corp | 3,343 ft |
| Grove Land & Timber Co. B-4 | 03-099-00874 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Nevada, AR | Reliance Oil | 3,339 ft |
| Stallard, George 1 | 12-159-00680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Reliance Oil Corp. | 3,333 ft |
| Mizer Lowell O& Eloise L 1 | 34-031-21923 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Reliance Oil Corp | 3,312 ft |
| Snively Virgil 1 | 12-159-00668 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Reliance Oil Corp. | 3,312 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Reliance Oil operate?
Reliance Oil is the operator of record for 195 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (121). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Reliance Oil's wells are still active?
56 of Reliance Oil's catalogued wells are active; 100 are plugged & abandoned and 20 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Reliance Oil operate wells?
Reliance Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (121), Ohio (50), Illinois (9), Kansas (6), Arkansas (3), California (3), Wyoming (2) and West Virginia (1).
Does Reliance Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
120 of Reliance Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Reliance Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Oliver Albert 1 in Muskingum, OH is the deepest at 4,265 ft.
Where Reliance Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 121 operated by Reliance Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Ohio· 50 operated by Reliance Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 9 operated by Reliance Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 6 operated by Reliance Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 3 operated by Reliance Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 3 operated by Reliance Oil
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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, “Reliance Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/reliance-oil-11998 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).