A & B Oil
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: A & B OIL CO · A & B OIL COMPANY · A. & B Oil Company
At a glance
A & B Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (25%) are active, 2 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 2 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
1
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does A & B Oil operate?
A & B Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (2), Kentucky (1) and Louisiana (1). Its 2 Illinois wells are 0.0% 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 A & B Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of A & B Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does A & B Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (50%) 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 Herndon Ka 005 in Caddo, LA at 1,706 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA), Grayson (KY) and Fulton (IL). 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 A & B Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon Ka 005 | 17-017-06953 | Other status | Oil | Caddo, LA | A & B Oil Company | 1,706 ft |
| Slaughter, A L 2 | 16-085-00024 | Active | Oil | Grayson, KY | A & B Oil Co | 1,377 ft |
| Clary, Dean 1 | 12-057-01129 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fulton, IL | A. & B Oil Company | 1,030 ft |
| Freeman, Delbert 1 | 12-057-01378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fulton, IL | A. & B Oil Company | 725 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does A & B Oil operate?
A & B Oil is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of A & B Oil's wells are still active?
1 of A & B Oil's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does A & B Oil operate wells?
A & B Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (2), Kentucky (1) and Louisiana (1).
Does A & B Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of A & B Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is A & B Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Herndon Ka 005 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 1,706 ft.
Where A & B 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, “A & B Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/a-b-oil-88465 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).