Richards Noel
Operator of record for 28 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Richards Noel is the operator of record for 28 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 23 (82%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 28 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
28
Active
0
Plugged
23
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Richards Noel operate?
Richards Noel's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (28). Its 28 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 Richards Noel’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Richards Noel's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% 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 Richards Noel operate?
By product class, 1 (4%) 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 Hart-Yunker 1 in Hancock, KY at 2,786 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hancock (KY) and Ohio (KY).
Notable wells operated by Richards Noel
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart-Yunker 1 | 16-091-01159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 2,786 ft |
| Huff, Ellis 1 | 16-091-01176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 1,376 ft |
| Basham, Otis 1 | 16-091-00993 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 885 ft |
| Hawes, Powhatan L 1 | 16-091-01160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 785 ft |
| Hubbard, H 1 | 16-091-01171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 706 ft |
| Heffner 1 | 16-091-01161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 682 ft |
| Horrell, W E 1 | 16-091-01170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 638 ft |
| Witty, D E 1 | 16-183-04415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Richards, Noel | 631 ft |
| Huff Brothers 3 | 16-091-01174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 617 ft |
| Henning, Charles 1581 | 16-091-01163 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 603 ft |
| House, Ellen 4 | 16-091-01169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel | 511 ft |
| Breckinridge, R H 3 | 16-183-03257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Richards, Noel | 500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Richards Noel operate?
Richards Noel is the operator of record for 28 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Richards Noel's wells are still active?
0 of Richards Noel's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Richards Noel operate wells?
Richards Noel is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (28).
Does Richards Noel operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Richards Noel's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Richards Noel's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hart-Yunker 1 in Hancock, KY is the deepest at 2,786 ft.
Where Richards Noel'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, “Richards Noel — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/richards-noel-69338 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).