Richard Engineering
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Richard Engineering is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (3%) are active, 24 (77%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 31 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
1
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 31 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Richard Engineering operate?
Richard Engineering's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (31). Its 31 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Richard Engineering’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Richard Engineering's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Richard Engineering operate?
By product class, 27 (87%) 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 Deweese 10 in Neosho, KS at 951 ft. The wells listed below sit in Neosho (KS), Woodson (KS) and Anderson (KS).
Notable wells operated by Richard Engineering
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deweese 10 | 15-133-23746 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 951 ft |
| Friedrich 9 | 15-133-70530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 940 ft |
| Dale Nelson 20 | 15-207-25835 | Other status | Other type | Woodson, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 900 ft |
| Deweese 3 | 15-133-23722 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 830 ft |
| Deweese 2 | 15-133-23723 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 800 ft |
| Miller 'B' 114-T | 15-003-01830 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Anderson, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 800 ft |
| Miller 'A' 116-N | 15-003-01560 | Active | Oil | Anderson, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 796 ft |
| Deweese 4 | 15-133-23721 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 780 ft |
| Deweese 5 | 15-133-23720 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 780 ft |
| Deweese 6 | 15-133-23719 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 770 ft |
| Deweese 1 | 15-133-23699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 770 ft |
| Friedrich Ow-1 | 15-133-70469 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Engineering Co. | 760 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Richard Engineering operate?
Richard Engineering is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Richard Engineering's wells are still active?
1 of Richard Engineering's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Richard Engineering operate wells?
Richard Engineering is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (31).
Does Richard Engineering operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Richard Engineering's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Richard Engineering's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Deweese 10 in Neosho, KS is the deepest at 951 ft.
Where Richard Engineering'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, “Richard Engineering — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/richard-engineering-87676 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).