Richardson Mh
Operator of record for 310 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RICHARDSON M H · RICHARDSON, M H · Richardson, M. H.
At a glance
Richardson Mh is the operator of record for 310 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 27 (9%) are active, 260 (84%) plugged & abandoned and 11 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 285 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
310
Active
27
Plugged
260
Orphaned
11
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 285 |
| Kentucky | 24 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 119
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Richardson Mh operate?
Richardson Mh's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (285), Kentucky (24) and Michigan (1). Its 285 Illinois wells are 0.2% of the 174,478 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 Richardson Mh’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Richardson Mh's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Richardson Mh operate?
By product class, 119 (38%) are oil wells and 1 (0.3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bundy, Bess 1 in Douglas, IL at 3,430 ft. The wells listed below sit in Douglas (IL), Shelby (IL), Champaign (IL), Jasper (IL), Moultrie (IL) and Clay (IL) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Richardson Mh
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundy, Bess 1 | 12-041-00866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,430 ft |
| Hoskins 1 | 12-173-00393 | Other status | Injection | Shelby, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,299 ft |
| Hoskins 12 | 12-173-01243 | Orphaned | Injection | Shelby, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,265 ft |
| Tabaka, Charles 1 | 12-019-00269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Champaign, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,243 ft |
| Compton 2 | 12-173-01301 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,183 ft |
| Schafer 1 | 12-079-00548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,171 ft |
| Beam 1 | 12-079-01403 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,027 ft |
| Redman 1 | 12-079-01404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 3,012 ft |
| Zeller 1 | 12-139-00176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moultrie, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 2,928 ft |
| Berthold, Fred 1 | 12-025-03751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 2,905 ft |
| Schwengel, Amos 3 | 12-049-00657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 2,874 ft |
| Atkinson 1 | 12-173-01309 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby, IL | Richardson, M. H. | 2,853 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Richardson Mh operate?
Richardson Mh is the operator of record for 310 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (285). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Richardson Mh's wells are still active?
27 of Richardson Mh's catalogued wells are active; 260 are plugged & abandoned and 11 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Richardson Mh operate wells?
Richardson Mh is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (285), Kentucky (24) and Michigan (1).
Does Richardson Mh operate mostly oil or gas wells?
119 of Richardson Mh's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Richardson Mh's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bundy, Bess 1 in Douglas, IL is the deepest at 3,430 ft.
Where Richardson Mh'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, “Richardson Mh — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/richardson-mh-66451 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).