B & B Drilling
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & B Drilling Co · B & B Drilling Co. · B & B Drilling, Inc.
At a glance
B & B Drilling is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 16 (84%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 10 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 10 |
| Kansas | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & B Drilling operate?
B & B Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Montana (10) and Kansas (9). Its 10 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 B & B Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of B & B Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (5%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does B & B Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (16%) are oil wells and 3 (16%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Dumler 1 in Ness, KS at 4,510 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ness (KS), Ellsworth (KS), Liberty (MT) and Cowley (KS). 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 B & B Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumler 1 | 15-135-22551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ness, KS | B & B Drilling, Inc. | 4,510 ft |
| Elmore 1 | 15-135-22611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ness, KS | B & B Drilling, Inc. | 4,195 ft |
| Long 1 | 15-053-20795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellsworth, KS | B & B Drilling, Inc. | 3,485 ft |
| Bingham 16-12 | 25-051-05416 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 3,321 ft |
| Bingham 3 | 25-051-05285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 3,207 ft |
| State #1 | 25-051-05428 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 3,155 ft |
| Schafer 7 | 25-051-05415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 3,150 ft |
| City 1 | 15-035-23309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | B & B Drilling, Inc. | 3,130 ft |
| Bingham 12-7 | 25-051-21055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 3,095 ft |
| Bingham 14-18 | 25-051-21080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 3,045 ft |
| Bingham 14-7 | 25-051-05249 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 2,966 ft |
| Schafer 6 | 25-051-05255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | B & B Drilling Co | 2,860 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 19 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & B Drilling operate?
B & B Drilling is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & B Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of B & B Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does B & B Drilling operate wells?
B & B Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Montana (10) and Kansas (9).
Does B & B Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of B & B Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & B Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dumler 1 in Ness, KS is the deepest at 4,510 ft.
Where B & B Drilling'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, “B & B Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-b-drilling-83527 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).