Risher
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RISHER CO INC · RISHER COMPANY, INC.
At a glance
Risher is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 37 (86%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 33 wells (77% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
0
Plugged
37
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 33 |
| Mississippi | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 28
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Risher operate?
Risher's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (33) and Mississippi (10). Its 10 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Risher’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Risher's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Risher operate?
By product class, 28 (65%) are oil wells and 2 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Vua;lowry Lr 001 in Tensas, LA at 9,350 ft. 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 Risher
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vua;lowry Lr 001 | 17-107-20490 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,350 ft |
| Lrdg Adams Sv;mcdonald A 006 | 17-107-00647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,310 ft |
| Lr Adams Su 005 | 17-107-00646 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,303 ft |
| Lrdg Adams Su;mcdonald G 001 | 17-107-00642 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,300 ft |
| Lrdg Adams Su;mcdonald B 001 | 17-107-00644 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,300 ft |
| Lr Adams Su;turner B 001 | 17-107-00594 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,265 ft |
| Mcdonald Swd C-1 | 17-107-00593 | Orphaned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,255 ft |
| Lrdg Adams Su;mcdonald A 001 | 17-107-00639 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,245 ft |
| Lr Adams Su 002 | 17-107-00554 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,240 ft |
| Mcdonald A 003 | 17-107-00641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,240 ft |
| Brown F 001 | 17-107-00591 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,231 ft |
| Lr Adams Su 001 | 17-107-00595 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Risher Company, Inc. | 9,220 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Risher operate?
Risher is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Risher's wells are still active?
0 of Risher's catalogued wells are active; 37 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Risher operate wells?
Risher is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (33) and Mississippi (10).
Does Risher operate mostly oil or gas wells?
28 of Risher's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Risher's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vua;lowry Lr 001 in Tensas, LA is the deepest at 9,350 ft.
Where Risher'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, “Risher — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/risher-70575 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).