Rickard William K
Operator of record for 64 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Rickard William K is the operator of record for 64 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 9 (14%) are active, 36 (56%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 64 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
64
Active
9
Plugged
36
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 64 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Rickard William K operate?
Rickard William K's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (64). Its 64 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 K’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Rickard William K's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% 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 Rickard William K operate?
By product class, 18 (28%) are oil wells and 2 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Davis, Hershel Ray 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 1,927 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY) and Logan (KY).
Notable wells operated by Rickard William K
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Hershel Ray 1 | 16-177-02512 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,927 ft |
| Jenkins Heirs 1 | 16-177-03804 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,856 ft |
| Bivins, Richard 8 | 16-177-00936 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,833 ft |
| Purvis-Greenwood Unit 1 | 16-177-03193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,825 ft |
| Thompson, Winfred 2 | 16-177-02660 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,809 ft |
| Bivins, Richard 5 | 16-177-00062 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,791 ft |
| Bandy, Mark & Eric 1 | 16-177-02379 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,720 ft |
| Warren, Wilson 2 | 16-177-02499 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,712 ft |
| Hill, J C 1 | 16-177-00031 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,701 ft |
| Huffines, Bill 1 | 16-141-00150 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,627 ft |
| Dukes, C E 1 | 16-177-02687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,620 ft |
| Thompson, Winfred 1 | 16-177-00052 | Active | Oil | Muhlenberg, KY | Rickard, William K | 1,433 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Rickard William K operate?
Rickard William K is the operator of record for 64 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (64). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Rickard William K's wells are still active?
9 of Rickard William K's catalogued wells are active; 36 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Rickard William K operate wells?
Rickard William K is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (64).
Does Rickard William K operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Rickard William K's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Rickard William K's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Davis, Hershel Ray 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 1,927 ft.
Where Rickard William K'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 K — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/rickard-william-k-98338 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).