River Oil
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RIVER OIL CO · RIVER OIL CO. · River Oil LLC
At a glance
River Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 8 (40%) are active, 11 (55%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 13 wells (65% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
8
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 13 |
| Mississippi | 6 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does River Oil operate?
River Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (13), Mississippi (6) and Kentucky (1). Its 6 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 River Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of River Oil's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does River Oil operate?
By product class, 11 (55%) 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 Breaux 2-14 1 1 in Adams, MS at 7,210 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS), Franklin (MS) and Elk (KS). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by River Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaux 2-14 1 1 | 23-001-20272 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | River Oil Co. | 7,210 ft |
| Breaux-19-1 1 1 | 23-001-20274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | River Oil Co. | 7,205 ft |
| Breaux 7-9 1 1 | 23-001-20273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | River Oil Co. | 7,200 ft |
| U S A 27-1 1 1 | 23-037-20282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | River Oil Co. | 6,690 ft |
| Hodges Ball 1 1 | 23-001-20257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | River Oil Co. | 6,610 ft |
| Royse George 2 | 15-049-21359 | Active | Injection | Elk, KS | River Oil LLC | 1,895 ft |
| Fred Finley 5 | 15-049-21966 | Active | Injection | Elk, KS | River Oil LLC | 699 ft |
| Fred Finley 4 | 15-049-21965 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elk, KS | River Oil LLC | 691 ft |
| George Royse 6 | 15-049-22608 | Active | Oil | Elk, KS | River Oil LLC | 668 ft |
| Eugene Ross 2 | 15-049-21358 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elk, KS | River Oil LLC | 603 ft |
| Mann 3 | 15-049-22038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elk, KS | River Oil LLC | 600 ft |
| George Royse 1 | 15-049-21247 | Active | Oil | Elk, KS | River Oil LLC | 600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does River Oil operate?
River Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of River Oil's wells are still active?
8 of River Oil's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does River Oil operate wells?
River Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (13), Mississippi (6) and Kentucky (1).
Does River Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of River Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is River Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Breaux 2-14 1 1 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 7,210 ft.
Where River 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, “River Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/river-oil-84107 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).