Rickard William
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Rickard William is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (11%) are active, 5 (56%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rickard William operate?
Rickard William's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (9). Its 9 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 Rickard William’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Rickard William's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Rickard William operate?
By product class, 3 (33%) 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 Bivins, Richard & Lucy 1a in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,458 ft.
Notable wells operated by Rickard William
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivins, Richard & Lucy 1a | 16-177-02976 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 1,458 ft |
| Warren, Wilson 1 | 16-177-02487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 1,450 ft |
| Parham, T J 1 | 16-177-00035 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 1,372 ft |
| Bivins, Richard 3 | 16-177-00919 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 1,362 ft |
| Dukes, Wallace 1 | 16-177-02477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 779 ft |
| Phillips, Herbert 5 | 16-177-02470 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 724 ft |
| Phillips, Herbert 4 | 16-177-00030 | Orphaned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 715 ft |
| Everett, Leo 1 | 16-177-02475 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | 627 ft |
| Sadler, Mrs W H 1 | 16-177-02486 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rickard William operate?
Rickard William is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rickard William's wells are still active?
1 of Rickard William's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rickard William operate wells?
Rickard William is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9).
Does Rickard William operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Rickard William's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rickard William's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bivins, Richard & Lucy 1a in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,458 ft.
Where Rickard William'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, “Rickard William — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rickard-william-69192 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).