Rex Oil
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: REX OIL · REX OIL CO · Rex Oil Co.
At a glance
Rex Oil is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (8%) are active, 12 (50%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 14 wells (58% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
2
Plugged
12
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 14 |
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rex Oil operate?
Rex Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (14) and Kentucky (10). Its 14 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Rex Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Rex Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% 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 Rex Oil operate?
By product class, 14 (58%) 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 Ambrose, Scott 1 in Ohio, KY at 684 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ohio (KY) and Orange (CA). 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 Rex Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Scott 1 | KGS record 2032719 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil Co | 684 ft |
| Ambrose, S 3 | KGS record 2032721 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil | 671 ft |
| Ambrose, Scott 6 | KGS record 2032722 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil | 665 ft |
| Ambrose, S. 11 | KGS record 2032724 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil | 650 ft |
| Ambrose, Scott 15 | KGS record 2032817 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil Co | 639 ft |
| Ambrose, Scott 10 | KGS record 2032723 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil Co | 635 ft |
| Ambrose, Scott 17 | KGS record 2032818 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil Co | 632 ft |
| Ambrose, S. 14 | KGS record 2032816 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil Co | 626 ft |
| Ambrose, Scott 13 | KGS record 2032725 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil Co | 621 ft |
| Ambrose, Scott 2 | KGS record 2032720 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Rex Oil Co | 180 ft |
| Auburn 1 | 04-059-02327 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Rex Oil Co. | — |
| Rex 19 | 04-059-02338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Rex Oil Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 24 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rex Oil operate?
Rex Oil is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rex Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Rex Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rex Oil operate wells?
Rex Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (14) and Kentucky (10).
Does Rex Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Rex Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rex Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ambrose, Scott 1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 684 ft.
Where Rex 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, “Rex Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rex-oil-9755 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).