Richardson Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RICHARDSON OIL CO · RICHARDSON OIL COMPANY · Richardson Oil · Richardson Oil Co · …
At a glance
Richardson Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 14 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 9 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 9 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Richardson Oil operate?
Richardson Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (9), Colorado (3) and Illinois (3). Its 3 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Richardson Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Richardson Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (31%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Rybicka in Adams, CO at 7,205 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (CO), Kiowa (KS), Hodgeman (KS), Logan (CO), Decatur (KS) and Montgomery (IL). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Richardson Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Rybicka | 05-001-08724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Richardson Oil Co | 7,205 ft |
| Morford 1 | 15-097-00182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | Richardson Oil | 5,779 ft |
| Hayse 'A' 1 | 15-097-21120 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | Richardson Oil | 5,475 ft |
| Bender 'A' 3 | 15-097-20336 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Kiowa, KS | Richardson Oil | 5,254 ft |
| Parkin 2 | 15-097-21553 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | Richardson Oil | 5,110 ft |
| Morford 'A' 2 | 15-097-21212 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | Richardson Oil | 5,090 ft |
| Parkin 1 | 15-097-20225 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kiowa, KS | Richardson Oil | 5,076 ft |
| McFadden 'A' 1 | 15-097-20553 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | Richardson Oil | 4,890 ft |
| Cole 1 | 15-083-21055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Richardson Oil Company | 4,790 ft |
| 1 Cascade | 05-075-09146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Richardson Oil Co | 4,558 ft |
| Petracek 5 | 15-039-20680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Decatur, KS | Richardson Oil Company | 3,800 ft |
| Paul, William 1 | 12-135-00586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, IL | Richardson Oil Co | 2,010 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Richardson Oil operate?
Richardson Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Richardson Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Richardson Oil's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Richardson Oil operate wells?
Richardson Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (9), Colorado (3) and Illinois (3).
Does Richardson Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Richardson Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Richardson Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Rybicka in Adams, CO is the deepest at 7,205 ft.
Where Richardson 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, “Richardson Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/richardson-oil-13574 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).