B & B Oil
Operator of record for 149 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & B OIL · B & B OIL CO · B & B OIL COMPANY · B & B OIL COMPANY LTD · …
At a glance
B & B Oil is the operator of record for 149 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 64 (43%) are active, 56 (38%) plugged & abandoned and 19 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 52 wells (35% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
149
Active
64
Plugged
56
Orphaned
19
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 52 |
| Pennsylvania | 32 |
| Kansas | 20 |
| New York | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 10 |
| California | 6 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 86
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & B Oil operate?
B & B Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Kentucky (52), Pennsylvania (32), Kansas (20), New York (19) and Oklahoma (10) and 3 more. Its 19 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of B & B Oil's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 19 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does B & B Oil operate?
By product class, 86 (58%) are oil wells and 5 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Barker 2 in Harper, KS at 5,020 ft. The wells listed below sit in Harper (KS), Rice (KS), Butler (KS) and White (IL). State filings spell the name 10 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by B & B Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker 2 | 15-077-20913 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 5,020 ft |
| Moore 2 | 15-077-21113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 4,520 ft |
| Thomas 1 | 15-077-20980 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 4,472 ft |
| Loesch 1 | 15-077-20981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 4,470 ft |
| Barker 'A' 1 | 15-077-21124 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 4,460 ft |
| Reber 1 | 15-077-20997 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 4,450 ft |
| Barker 1 | 15-077-20888 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 4,444 ft |
| Nesselroad 1 | 15-077-20992 | Other status | Other type | Harper, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 3,986 ft |
| Kitsy-Minor 3 | 15-159-19006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | B & B Oil | 3,342 ft |
| Pribbenow 1 | 15-015-22218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Butler, KS | B & B Oil Company, Inc. | 3,135 ft |
| Sturm 1 | 12-193-02795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | B & B Oil Co. | 3,120 ft |
| Johnson Raymond 1 | 12-193-02848 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | B & B Oil Co. | 3,030 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & B Oil operate?
B & B Oil is the operator of record for 149 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (52). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & B Oil's wells are still active?
64 of B & B Oil's catalogued wells are active; 56 are plugged & abandoned and 19 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does B & B Oil operate wells?
B & B Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (52), Pennsylvania (32), Kansas (20), New York (19), Oklahoma (10), California (6), Colorado (6) and Illinois (4).
Does B & B Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
86 of B & B Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & B Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Barker 2 in Harper, KS is the deepest at 5,020 ft.
Where B & B Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 52 operated by B & B Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 32 operated by B & B Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 20 operated by B & B Oil
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 19 operated by B & B Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 10 operated by B & B Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 6 operated by B & B Oil
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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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-b-oil-3839 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).