Ritchie Petroleum
Operator of record for 501 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ritchie Petroleum is the operator of record for 501 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 483 (96%) are active, 5 (1.0%) plugged & abandoned and 10 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 501 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
501
Active
483
Plugged
5
Orphaned
10
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 501 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 40
- Gas wells
- 419
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 96%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ritchie Petroleum operate?
Ritchie Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (501). Its 501 West Virginia wells are 0.4% of the 118,569 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 Ritchie Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
96% of Ritchie Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 68 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 1.0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ritchie Petroleum operate?
By product class, 40 (8%) are oil wells and 419 (84%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Ritchie Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccullough, Emma C. 1 | 47-073-00287 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Mccullough, J. C. 1 | 47-073-00524 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Bills, G. M. Bills 3 | 47-073-01778 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Templeton, Leroy Templeton 2 | 47-073-01878 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Noland, H. Richard Noland-Point 1 | 47-073-01813 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Cunningham, Clayton Cunningham 1 | 47-073-01857 | Active | Oil | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| McCLOSKEY, EARL P. S-177-7 | 47-073-01964 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| West, Iva B., Etal A-1 | 47-073-01612 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Mccloskey 1 | 47-073-01913 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Mchenry, Dulcie J. 1 | 47-073-00494 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| Cunningham, Clayton Cunningham 5 | 47-073-01866 | Active | Oil | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
| McCLOSKEY, EARL P. S-155-4 | 47-073-01944 | Active | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Ritchie Petroleum Corporation, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ritchie Petroleum operate?
Ritchie Petroleum is the operator of record for 501 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (501). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ritchie Petroleum's wells are still active?
483 of Ritchie Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 10 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ritchie Petroleum operate wells?
Ritchie Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (501).
Does Ritchie Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
40 of Ritchie Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 419 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Ritchie Petroleum'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, “Ritchie Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ritchie-petroleum-142377 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).