Adams Ed
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ADAMS, ED · Adams Ed
At a glance
Adams Ed is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 18 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 17 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 17 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Adams Ed operate?
Adams Ed's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New York (17) and Kentucky (1). Its 17 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Adams Ed’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Adams Ed's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Adams Ed operate?
By product class, 18 (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 Richardson 3 in Allegany, NY at 1,000 ft. 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 Adams Ed
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson 3 | 31-003-56018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 8 | 31-003-56023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 7 | 31-003-56022 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 11 | 31-003-56026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 2 | 31-003-56017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 12 | 31-003-56027 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 13 | 31-003-56028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 9 | 31-003-56024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 1 | 31-003-56016 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 14 | 31-003-56029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 6 | 31-003-56021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
| Richardson 10 | 31-003-56025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allegany, NY | Adams Ed | 1,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Adams Ed operate?
Adams Ed is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Adams Ed's wells are still active?
0 of Adams Ed's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Adams Ed operate wells?
Adams Ed is the operator of record for wells in New York (17) and Kentucky (1).
Does Adams Ed operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Adams Ed's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Adams Ed's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Richardson 3 in Allegany, NY is the deepest at 1,000 ft.
Where Adams Ed'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, “Adams Ed — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/adams-ed-109884 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).