Richard Oil
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Richard Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 10 (83%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 11 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 11 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Richard Oil operate?
Richard Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (11) and California (1). Its 11 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Richard Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% 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 Richard Oil operate?
By product class, 11 (92%) 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 Goltry 1 in Neosho, KS at 915 ft. The wells listed below sit in Neosho (KS), Woodson (KS) and San Bernardino (CA).
Notable wells operated by Richard Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goltry 1 | 15-133-23935 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 915 ft |
| Austin-Rush 7 | 15-133-23679 | Orphaned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 900 ft |
| Austin-Rush 4 | 15-133-23550 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 867 ft |
| Goltry 2 | 15-133-23964 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 861 ft |
| Wangler 2 | 15-133-70604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 860 ft |
| Austin-Rush 5 | 15-133-23551 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 858 ft |
| Goltry 3 | 15-133-24136 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 837 ft |
| Austin-Rush 1 | 15-133-23431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 830 ft |
| Goltry 4 | 15-133-24297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 821 ft |
| Richard 1 | 15-133-70603 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Richard Oil Co. | 800 ft |
| Brinkman Trust 1 | 15-207-25011 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Richard Oil Co. | — |
| Richard 2 | 04-071-00122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Bernardino, CA | Richard Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Richard Oil operate?
Richard Oil is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Richard Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Richard Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Richard Oil operate wells?
Richard Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (11) and California (1).
Does Richard Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Richard Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Richard Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Goltry 1 in Neosho, KS is the deepest at 915 ft.
Where Richard 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, “Richard Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/richard-oil-31299 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).