Rister Ls
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Rister Ls is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (11%) are active, 7 (78%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
1
Plugged
7
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rister Ls operate?
Rister Ls's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (9). Its 9 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 Ls’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Rister Ls's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Rister Ls operate?
By product class, 5 (56%) 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 Simpson 2 in White, IL at 3,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Jasper (IL), Saline (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Rister Ls
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson 2 | 12-193-30049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Rister L S | 3,500 ft |
| Ochs, D. 2 | 12-079-24415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Rister L S | 3,281 ft |
| Stallings 1 | 12-165-24906 | Orphaned | Oil | Saline, IL | Rister L S | 3,070 ft |
| Murray L Et Al 1 | 12-165-25268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Rister L S | 3,050 ft |
| Rister A 1 | 12-165-25221 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saline, IL | Rister L S | 2,950 ft |
| Ochs, D. 1 | 12-079-24068 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Rister L S | 2,835 ft |
| Storckman 1 | 12-101-00376 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Rister L S | 2,546 ft |
| Rister A 2 | 12-165-25427 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Rister L S | 2,270 ft |
| Novosel, Nicholas 1 | 12-033-02648 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Rister L S | 1,552 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rister Ls operate?
Rister Ls is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rister Ls's wells are still active?
1 of Rister Ls's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rister Ls operate wells?
Rister Ls is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (9).
Does Rister Ls operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Rister Ls's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rister Ls's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Simpson 2 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,500 ft.
Where Rister Ls'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 Ls — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rister-ls-67031 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).