Rice Payne
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Rice Payne is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (29%) are active, 2 (29%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
2
Plugged
2
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rice Payne operate?
Rice Payne's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Rice Payne’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Rice Payne's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Rice Payne operate?
By product class, 3 (43%) are oil wells and 2 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rice, Payne 2 in Johnson, KY at 2,161 ft. The wells listed below sit in Johnson (KY), Lawrence (KY) and Magoffin (KY).
Notable wells operated by Rice Payne
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice, Payne 2 | 16-115-00472 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Johnson, KY | Rice, Payne | 2,161 ft |
| Ferguson, Ralph & Bob B 1 | 16-127-00960 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Rice, Payne | 1,132 ft |
| Rice, Payne 1 | 16-115-00471 | Active | Gas | Johnson, KY | Rice, Payne | 982 ft |
| Howard, Christy 1 | 16-153-01770 | Orphaned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Rice, Payne | 930 ft |
| Williams, Ashley 1 | 16-153-01771 | Orphaned | Gas | Magoffin, KY | Rice, Payne | 880 ft |
| Caudill, Reggie 1 | 16-115-00470 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, KY | Rice, Payne | 867 ft |
| Rice, Payne 1 | 16-153-01015 | Orphaned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Rice, Payne | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rice Payne operate?
Rice Payne is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rice Payne's wells are still active?
2 of Rice Payne's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rice Payne operate wells?
Rice Payne is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Rice Payne operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Rice Payne's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rice Payne's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rice, Payne 2 in Johnson, KY is the deepest at 2,161 ft.
Where Rice Payne'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, “Rice Payne — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rice-payne-68919 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).