Ricketts Ab
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ricketts Ab is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (7%) are active, 10 (67%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
1
Plugged
10
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ricketts Ab operate?
Ricketts Ab's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (15). Its 15 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 Ricketts Ab’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Ricketts Ab's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% 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 Ricketts Ab operate?
By product class, 4 (27%) 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 York, Earl 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,914 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Metcalfe (KY) and Wayne (KY).
Notable wells operated by Ricketts Ab
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York, Earl 1 | 16-053-01420 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Ricketts, A B | 1,914 ft |
| Spears, Hugh 1 | 16-057-01991 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Ricketts, A B | 1,631 ft |
| Booher, Love 1 | 16-057-04168 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Ricketts, A B | 885 ft |
| Cash, Essie 2 | 16-057-05311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Ricketts, A B | 861 ft |
| Cash, Essie 2 | 16-057-05310 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Ricketts, A B | 785 ft |
| Ferguson, Cora 1 | 16-057-05549 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Ricketts, A B | 760 ft |
| Gilock, Lucian 1 | 16-169-03484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Ricketts, A B | 610 ft |
| Turner, John W 1 | 16-231-01285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Ricketts, A B | 505 ft |
| Stearns, James 1 | 16-057-06746 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Ricketts, A B | 456 ft |
| Turner, E E 1 | 16-231-01283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Ricketts, A B | 400 ft |
| Denney, Tom 1 | 16-231-01002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Ricketts, A B | 395 ft |
| Cash, Essie 1 | 16-057-05309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Ricketts, A B | 160 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ricketts Ab operate?
Ricketts Ab is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ricketts Ab's wells are still active?
1 of Ricketts Ab's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ricketts Ab operate wells?
Ricketts Ab is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15).
Does Ricketts Ab operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Ricketts Ab's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ricketts Ab's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, York, Earl 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,914 ft.
Where Ricketts Ab'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, “Ricketts Ab — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ricketts-ab-68058 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).