Richards Noel Drilling Contractor
Operator of record for 1 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Richards Noel Drilling Contractor is the operator of record for 1 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 1 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Richards Noel Drilling Contractor operate?
Richards Noel Drilling Contractor's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (1). Its 1 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 Drilling Contractor’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Richards Noel Drilling Contractor'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 Richards Noel Drilling Contractor operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Pulliam, Lilly 1 in Hancock, KY at 417 ft.
Notable wells operated by Richards Noel Drilling Contractor
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulliam, Lilly 1 | 16-091-00828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Richards, Noel Drilling Contractor | 417 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 1 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Richards Noel Drilling Contractor operate?
Richards Noel Drilling Contractor is the operator of record for 1 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Richards Noel Drilling Contractor's wells are still active?
0 of Richards Noel Drilling Contractor's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Richards Noel Drilling Contractor operate wells?
Richards Noel Drilling Contractor is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (1).
Does Richards Noel Drilling Contractor operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Richards Noel Drilling Contractor's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Richards Noel Drilling Contractor's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pulliam, Lilly 1 in Hancock, KY is the deepest at 417 ft.
Where Richards Noel Drilling Contractor'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 Drilling Contractor — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/richards-noel-drilling-contractor-120017 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).