Rupe Oil
Operator of record for 118 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RUPE OIL COMPANY INC · Rupe Oil Company, Inc.
At a glance
Rupe Oil is the operator of record for 118 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 9 (8%) are active, 101 (86%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 115 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
118
Active
9
Plugged
101
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 115 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 35
- Shut-in
- 3
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rupe Oil operate?
Rupe Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (115) and Oklahoma (3). Its 115 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Rupe Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Rupe Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Rupe Oil operate?
By product class, 26 (22%) are oil wells and 35 (30%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Willbanks 1-9 in Comanche, KS at 5,328 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS), Edwards (KS), Pratt (KS) and Kingman (KS). 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 Rupe Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willbanks 1-9 | 15-033-21275 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 5,328 ft |
| Kimble 35-2 | 15-033-21391 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 5,250 ft |
| NEWSOM 'B' Gas Unit 2 | 15-047-21256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,778 ft |
| Dillon 1 | 15-047-20324 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Edwards, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,753 ft |
| Mead 1 | 15-047-21586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,750 ft |
| Miller 1 | 15-047-20311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,742 ft |
| Desemo 1 | 15-047-20457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,730 ft |
| Brown 1 Twin | 15-047-21574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,707 ft |
| Hart 1 | 15-151-21749 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,660 ft |
| Perry 1-32 | 15-151-22226 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pratt, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,650 ft |
| Rosenhagen 1 | 15-095-22211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingman, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,635 ft |
| Klaver-Matson 21-1 | 15-095-00137 | Active | Oil | Kingman, KS | Rupe Oil Company, Inc. | 4,620 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rupe Oil operate?
Rupe Oil is the operator of record for 118 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (115). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rupe Oil's wells are still active?
9 of Rupe Oil's catalogued wells are active; 101 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Rupe Oil operate wells?
Rupe Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (115) and Oklahoma (3).
Does Rupe Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Rupe Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 35 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rupe Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Willbanks 1-9 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 5,328 ft.
Where Rupe 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, “Rupe Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rupe-oil-9378 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).