Bell Ricky
Operator of record for 66 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Ricky is the operator of record for 66 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 43 (65%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 66 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
66
Active
0
Plugged
43
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 66 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Ricky operate?
Bell Ricky's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (66). Its 66 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Bell Ricky’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bell Ricky's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bell Ricky operate?
By product class, 7 (11%) 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 Boston, Lloyd 5 in Metcalfe, KY at 1,825 ft. The wells listed below sit in Metcalfe (KY), Barren (KY), Monroe (KY) and Green (KY).
Notable wells operated by Bell Ricky
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, Lloyd 5 | 16-169-03945 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,825 ft |
| Boston, Wayne 9 | 16-009-02852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,825 ft |
| Lyons, John 2 | 16-009-02850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,782 ft |
| Bragg, Darry 1 | 16-087-02363 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,780 ft |
| Blaydes, J L 1 | 16-169-03979 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,742 ft |
| Blaydes, J L 5 | 16-169-03983 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,742 ft |
| Boston, Wayne 8 | 16-009-02856 | Orphaned | Other type | Barren, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,741 ft |
| Richardson, L R 1 | 16-171-01992 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,625 ft |
| England, Rondal 1 | 16-169-04049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,610 ft |
| Glass, Herman 1 | 16-009-02837 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Bell, Ricky | 1,000 ft |
| Glass, Herman 2 | 16-009-02838 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Bell, Ricky | 929 ft |
| England, Rondall & Bell, Ricky 2-E | 16-169-04080 | Other status | Oil | Metcalfe, KY | Bell, Ricky | 692 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Ricky operate?
Bell Ricky is the operator of record for 66 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (66). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Ricky's wells are still active?
0 of Bell Ricky's catalogued wells are active; 43 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bell Ricky operate wells?
Bell Ricky is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (66).
Does Bell Ricky operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Bell Ricky's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell Ricky's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Boston, Lloyd 5 in Metcalfe, KY is the deepest at 1,825 ft.
Where Bell Ricky'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, “Bell Ricky — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-ricky-67555 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).