Rister John L
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RISTER, JOHN L · Rister, John L.
At a glance
Rister John L is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 3 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 4 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rister John L operate?
Rister John L's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (4) and Kentucky (2). Its 4 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Rister John L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Rister John L's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% 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 Rister John L operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) 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 Grumley, C E Etal 1 in Gallatin, IL at 2,990 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gallatin (IL), Saline (IL), Hancock (KY) and Caldwell (KY). 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 Rister John L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grumley, C E Etal 1 | 12-059-24626 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallatin, IL | Rister, John L. | 2,990 ft |
| Stallings-Elder Comm. 1 | 12-165-25307 | Orphaned | Other type | Saline, IL | Rister, John L. | 2,960 ft |
| Fowler 1 | 12-165-25771 | Orphaned | Oil | Saline, IL | Rister, John L. | 2,305 ft |
| Kornell, Garland 1 | 16-091-00614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Rister, John L | 1,290 ft |
| Phelps, Reginald 1 | 16-033-00043 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, KY | Rister, John L | 220 ft |
| Stallings 2-WI | 12-165-24926 | Orphaned | Injection | Saline, IL | Rister, John L. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rister John L operate?
Rister John L is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rister John L's wells are still active?
0 of Rister John L's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rister John L operate wells?
Rister John L is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (4) and Kentucky (2).
Does Rister John L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Rister John L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rister John L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Grumley, C E Etal 1 in Gallatin, IL is the deepest at 2,990 ft.
Where Rister John L'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, “Rister John L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rister-john-l-67032 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).