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B & C Dev

Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.

At a glance

B & C Dev is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

4

Active

0

Plugged

0

Orphaned

3

Portfolio by state

StateWells
Pennsylvania4

Well mix

Oil wells
3
Gas wells
1
Shut-in
0
Active share
0%

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Where does B & C Dev operate?

B & C Dev's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (4). Its 4 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 & C Dev’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

0% of B & C Dev's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does B & C Dev operate?

By product class, 3 (75%) are oil wells and 1 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.

Notable wells operated by B & C Dev

Wells operated by B & C Dev
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
U S Government Lease 337-085-20015Other statusOilMercer, PAB & C Dev Co—
Beatty 137-085-20013OrphanedGasMercer, PAB & C Dev Co—
U S Government Lease 237-085-20014OrphanedOilMercer, PAB & C Dev Co—
James Monroe Bortz 137-085-20016OrphanedOilMercer, PAB & C Dev Co—

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does B & C Dev operate?

B & C Dev is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of B & C Dev's wells are still active?

0 of B & C Dev's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does B & C Dev operate wells?

B & C Dev is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (4).

Does B & C Dev operate mostly oil or gas wells?

3 of B & C Dev's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

Where B & C Dev'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 & C Dev — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-c-dev-72131 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).