Rk Petroleum
Operator of record for 520 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: R K PETROLEUM CO · R K PETROLEUM CORP · R K PETROLEUM, INC · R K Petroleum Corp. · …
At a glance
Rk Petroleum is the operator of record for 520 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 39 (8%) are active, 459 (88%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 478 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
520
Active
39
Plugged
459
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 478 |
| Kentucky | 40 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 125
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rk Petroleum operate?
Rk Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (478), Kentucky (40), Michigan (1) and Montana (1). Its 478 Illinois wells are 0.3% 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 Rk Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Rk Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Rk Petroleum operate?
By product class, 125 (24%) 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 Tribal #1 in Roosevelt, MT at 7,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Roosevelt (MT), White (IL), Wayne (IL) and Clay (IL). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Rk Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal #1 | 25-085-21015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | R K Petroleum Corporation | 7,700 ft |
| Curd - Sefton 1 | 12-193-33031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 5,595 ft |
| Smith-Edgington Comm. 1 | 12-191-33106 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 4,880 ft |
| Lamb 1 | 12-025-28527 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 4,744 ft |
| Hinkle Community 1 | 12-025-28806 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 4,700 ft |
| Bailey - Kuhlig Community 1 | 12-025-28855 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 4,597 ft |
| Aumiller 1 | 12-025-28805 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 4,564 ft |
| Goodman Comm. 1 | 12-025-28992 | Other status | Oil | Clay, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 4,507 ft |
| Berberich, Lucille 2 | 12-193-28388 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | R. K. Petroleum Corp. | 4,498 ft |
| Gray Estate 1 | 12-193-28522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | R. K. Petroleum Corp. | 4,460 ft |
| Vroom-Gray Estate 1 | 12-193-29358 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | R. K. Petroleum Corp. | 4,450 ft |
| Phillips Comm. 1 | 12-025-28950 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | R K Petroleum Corp. | 4,444 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rk Petroleum operate?
Rk Petroleum is the operator of record for 520 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (478). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rk Petroleum's wells are still active?
39 of Rk Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 459 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rk Petroleum operate wells?
Rk Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (478), Kentucky (40), Michigan (1) and Montana (1).
Does Rk Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
125 of Rk Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rk Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tribal #1 in Roosevelt, MT is the deepest at 7,700 ft.
Where Rk 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, “Rk Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rk-petroleum-66222 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).