Ryford Oil
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ryford Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (75%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ryford Oil operate?
Ryford Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (4). Its 4 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 Ryford Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ryford Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ryford Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (100%) 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 Johnson, Vada 3 in Hamilton, IL at 3,618 ft.
Notable wells operated by Ryford Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Vada 3 | 12-065-00532 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Ryford Oil Company | 3,618 ft |
| Johnson, Vada 2-B | 12-065-02154 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Ryford Oil Company | 3,525 ft |
| Prince, M.L. A-1 | 12-065-02169 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Ryford Oil Company | 3,438 ft |
| Hampton, Ray 1-A | 12-065-02145 | Orphaned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Ryford Oil Company | 3,405 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ryford Oil operate?
Ryford Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ryford Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Ryford Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ryford Oil operate wells?
Ryford Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (4).
Does Ryford Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Ryford Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ryford Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Johnson, Vada 3 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,618 ft.
Where Ryford 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, “Ryford Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ryford-oil-66705 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).