Ryan Oil
Operator of record for 778 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RYAN OIL · RYAN OIL CO · RYAN OIL CO. · RYAN OIL COMPANY · …
At a glance
Ryan Oil is the operator of record for 778 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 133 (17%) are active, 518 (67%) plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 611 wells (79% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
778
Active
133
Plugged
518
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 611 |
| Illinois | 104 |
| Colorado | 47 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
| Montana | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 242
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 17%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ryan Oil operate?
Ryan Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Kentucky (611), Illinois (104), Colorado (47), Pennsylvania (6) and Wyoming (4) and 3 more. Its 611 Kentucky wells are 0.3% 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 Ryan Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
17% of Ryan Oil's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ryan Oil operate?
By product class, 242 (31%) are oil wells and 3 (0.4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ison, Freddie & Earl 1 in Morgan, KY at 10,012 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (KY), Laramie (WY), Arapahoe (CO), Weld (CO), Caldwell (KY) and Adams (CO) and other counties. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ryan Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ison, Freddie & Earl 1 | 16-175-00196 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morgan, KY | Ryan Oil Co | 10,012 ft |
| Scheel 1 | 49-021-05106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laramie, WY | Ryan Oil Company | 8,322 ft |
| 2 Beichle | 05-005-06251 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 7,682 ft |
| 1 Minnie | 05-123-05487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,938 ft |
| 1 Ryan | 05-123-05241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,772 ft |
| Ryan Oil Co 5 | 16-033-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, KY | Ryan Oil Co | 6,740 ft |
| 1 Price | 05-005-05061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,462 ft |
| 1 Knox | 05-001-05420 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,313 ft |
| 1 Morgan Inv Co (Cunningham) | 05-087-05499 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,306 ft |
| 8 Knox | 05-001-05433 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,304 ft |
| 2-A Uprr Knox | 05-001-05424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,265 ft |
| 1 Gladys B. Johnson | 05-087-60038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Ryan Oil Co | 6,210 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ryan Oil operate?
Ryan Oil is the operator of record for 778 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (611). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ryan Oil's wells are still active?
133 of Ryan Oil's catalogued wells are active; 518 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ryan Oil operate wells?
Ryan Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (611), Illinois (104), Colorado (47), Pennsylvania (6), Wyoming (4), Montana (3), California (2) and Mississippi (1).
Does Ryan Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
242 of Ryan Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ryan Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ison, Freddie & Earl 1 in Morgan, KY is the deepest at 10,012 ft.
Where Ryan Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 611 operated by Ryan Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 104 operated by Ryan Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 47 operated by Ryan Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 6 operated by Ryan Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 4 operated by Ryan Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 3 operated by Ryan Oil
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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, “Ryan Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ryan-oil-3011 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).