Ruston James
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RUSTON, JAMES · Ruston James · Ruston, James
At a glance
Ruston James is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (31%) are active, 8 (62%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (54% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
4
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 31%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ruston James operate?
Ruston James's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (7) and Kentucky (6). Its 7 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 Ruston James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
31% of Ruston James's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ruston James operate?
By product class, 6 (46%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Davis, Corbia 1 in Lawrence, KY at 2,384 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (KY), Douglas (IL), Edgar (IL) and Monroe (KY). 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 Ruston James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Corbia 1 | 16-127-02114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Ruston, James | 2,384 ft |
| Warren, Frank H. 1 | 12-041-00156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Ruston James | 1,841 ft |
| Diamond, Oscar 1 | 16-127-02115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, KY | Ruston, James | 1,740 ft |
| Greenwalt 1 | 12-045-00609 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edgar, IL | Ruston James | 1,657 ft |
| Daniels, Roy 1 | 16-127-02113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, KY | Ruston, James | 1,321 ft |
| Allen, Griffey 1 | KGS record 3004272 | Other status | Other type | Monroe, KY | Ruston, James | 1,137 ft |
| Wood, Walter 1 | KGS record 14295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Ruston, James | 1,133 ft |
| Hukill 3 | 12-045-00697 | Active | Oil | Edgar, IL | Ruston James | 453 ft |
| Hukill 1 | 12-045-00133 | Active | Oil | Edgar, IL | Ruston, James | 452 ft |
| Hukill 5 | 12-045-00106 | Active | Oil | Edgar, IL | Ruston James | 448 ft |
| Hukill 1 | 12-045-00101 | Active | Oil | Edgar, IL | Ruston James | 338 ft |
| Waller, Leonard 1-A | 12-045-00109 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edgar, IL | Ruston James | 327 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ruston James operate?
Ruston James is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ruston James's wells are still active?
4 of Ruston James's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ruston James operate wells?
Ruston James is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7) and Kentucky (6).
Does Ruston James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Ruston James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ruston James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Davis, Corbia 1 in Lawrence, KY is the deepest at 2,384 ft.
Where Ruston James'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, “Ruston James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ruston-james-97190 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).