Ritter Oil
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Ritter Oil Co. · Ritter Oil Company
At a glance
Ritter Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (64%) are active, 3 (27%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
7
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 64%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ritter Oil operate?
Ritter Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
64% of Ritter Oil's catalogued wells are active, 35 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ritter Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (73%) 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 Morris 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,820 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Richland (IL) and Clay (IL). 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 Ritter Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris 1 | 12-047-24699 | Active | Oil | Edwards, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 3,820 ft |
| Wright 2 | 12-159-26337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 3,747 ft |
| Boley, L. R. A-3 | 12-159-26146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 3,070 ft |
| Sehie, B. 1-A | 12-025-27675 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Ritter Oil Company | 3,060 ft |
| Sayre, Omer "C" 5 | 12-159-26313 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 3,035 ft |
| Sayre, Omer C-7 | 12-159-26352 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 3,022 ft |
| Sayre C-4 | 12-159-26285 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 3,013 ft |
| Sayre, Omer "C" 3 | 12-159-26235 | Active | Oil | Richland, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 3,007 ft |
| Weir Lease 5 | 12-047-24853 | Active | Oil | Edwards, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 2,397 ft |
| Weir 4 | 12-047-24518 | Other status | Oil | Edwards, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 2,392 ft |
| Shatto 2-B | 12-159-25294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Ritter Oil Co. | 2,312 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ritter Oil operate?
Ritter Oil is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ritter Oil's wells are still active?
7 of Ritter Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ritter Oil operate wells?
Ritter Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Ritter Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Ritter Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ritter Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Morris 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,820 ft.
Where Ritter Oil'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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ritter-oil-66525 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).