Ritter Howard L
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ritter Howard L is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (14%) are active, 5 (71%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ritter Howard L operate?
Ritter Howard L's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Ritter Howard L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Ritter Howard L's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% 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 Ritter Howard L operate?
By product class, 5 (71%) 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 Clodfelter Wm 1 in Richland, IL at 3,196 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Wayne (IL) and Clay (IL).
Notable wells operated by Ritter Howard L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clodfelter Wm 1 | 12-159-02641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Ritter, Howard L. | 3,196 ft |
| Barnard, Harold 1 | 12-191-01289 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Ritter, Howard L. | 3,167 ft |
| Duke, W. H. 1 | 12-191-05581 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Ritter, Howard L. | 3,043 ft |
| Smith, R. L. et al 1 | 12-025-02843 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Ritter, Howard L. | 3,015 ft |
| Best, Fred 1 | 12-191-04045 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Ritter, Howard L. | 2,981 ft |
| Best F 2 | 12-191-05019 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Ritter, Howard L. | 2,977 ft |
| Segesser, J. R. 1 | 12-025-01981 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Ritter, Howard L. | 2,836 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ritter Howard L operate?
Ritter Howard L is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ritter Howard L's wells are still active?
1 of Ritter Howard L's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ritter Howard L operate wells?
Ritter Howard L is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Ritter Howard L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Ritter Howard L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ritter Howard L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Clodfelter Wm 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,196 ft.
Where Ritter Howard 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, “Ritter Howard L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ritter-howard-l-67170 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).