Rutherford Ls
Operator of record for 124 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RUTHERFORD, L S · RUTHERFORD, LS
At a glance
Rutherford Ls is the operator of record for 124 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (7%) are active, 102 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 124 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
124
Active
9
Plugged
102
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 124 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rutherford Ls operate?
Rutherford Ls's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (124). Its 124 Kentucky wells are 0.1% of the 201,022 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 Rutherford Ls’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Rutherford Ls's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Rutherford Ls operate?
By product class, 22 (18%) 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 Robbins, Leonard Heirs 1 in Metcalfe, KY at 2,265 ft. The wells listed below sit in Metcalfe (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Hardin (KY) and Monroe (KY). 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 Rutherford Ls
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins, Leonard Heirs 1 | 16-169-02587 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Rutherford, L S | 2,265 ft |
| Cash, Ethridge 1 | 16-053-05567 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,805 ft |
| Martin, K E 2 | 16-169-02268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,800 ft |
| Martin, K E 1 | 16-169-02267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,750 ft |
| Reece, Lucian 2 | 16-169-02549 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,712 ft |
| Cash, Otis 2 | 16-057-02018 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cumberland, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,402 ft |
| Cash, Otis 1 | 16-057-02015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,380 ft |
| Cash, Otis 14 | 16-057-05327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,350 ft |
| Gilbert, Sterling 1 | 16-169-03480 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,215 ft |
| Sullivan, B H 1 | 16-093-00223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardin, KY | Rutherford, L S | 1,091 ft |
| Hestand, Nebert 1 | 16-171-00105 | Active | Oil | Monroe, KY | Rutherford, L S | 978 ft |
| Stranry, Leroy & Nancie 2 | 16-093-00219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardin, KY | Rutherford, L S | 901 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rutherford Ls operate?
Rutherford Ls is the operator of record for 124 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (124). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rutherford Ls's wells are still active?
9 of Rutherford Ls's catalogued wells are active; 102 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Rutherford Ls operate wells?
Rutherford Ls is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (124).
Does Rutherford Ls operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Rutherford Ls's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rutherford Ls's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Robbins, Leonard Heirs 1 in Metcalfe, KY is the deepest at 2,265 ft.
Where Rutherford Ls'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, “Rutherford Ls — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rutherford-ls-98805 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).