Royalco
Operator of record for 42 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ROYALCO, INC · Royalco, Inc.
At a glance
Royalco is the operator of record for 42 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 9 (21%) are active, 27 (64%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 38 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
42
Active
9
Plugged
27
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 38 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Royalco operate?
Royalco's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (38) and Kentucky (4). Its 38 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 Royalco’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Royalco's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Royalco operate?
By product class, 18 (43%) 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 Osterman, J.C. 3 in Wayne, IL at 5,072 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), White (IL) and Hamilton (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 Royalco
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osterman, J.C. 3 | 12-191-06229 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 5,072 ft |
| Smith, Ronald 5 | 12-193-28736 | Other status | Oil | White, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 4,507 ft |
| Osterman Unit 1-A | 12-191-28774 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 4,001 ft |
| Osterman, J.C. 4 | 12-191-06230 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,819 ft |
| Osterman, J.C. 5 | 12-191-28469 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,815 ft |
| Wooten, J.F. 1 | 12-065-02187 | Orphaned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,490 ft |
| Wooten 2 | 12-065-00883 | Orphaned | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,474 ft |
| Pierce, Jasper 2 | 12-065-01009 | Orphaned | Injection | Hamilton, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,469 ft |
| Wooten 4-A | 12-065-23972 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,372 ft |
| Wooten-A 1 | 12-065-02184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,368 ft |
| Tidsall, E. Etal 1 | 12-191-06368 | Active | Injection | Wayne, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,188 ft |
| Ritchey 4 | 12-065-03430 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Royalco, Inc. | 3,169 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Royalco operate?
Royalco is the operator of record for 42 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (38). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Royalco's wells are still active?
9 of Royalco's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Royalco operate wells?
Royalco is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (38) and Kentucky (4).
Does Royalco operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Royalco's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Royalco's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Osterman, J.C. 3 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 5,072 ft.
Where Royalco'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, “Royalco — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/royalco-66350 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).