B & J Oil
Operator of record for 101 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & J OIL CO · B & J OIL CO, INC · B & J Oil Company · B & J Oil, Incorporated
At a glance
B & J Oil is the operator of record for 101 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 7 (7%) are active, 61 (60%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 99 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
101
Active
7
Plugged
61
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 99 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 36
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & J Oil operate?
B & J Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (99), Arkansas (1) and Kansas (1). Its 99 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 B & J Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of B & J Oil's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does B & J Oil operate?
By product class, 36 (36%) are oil wells and 1 (1.0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lang 2 in Trego, KS at 3,863 ft. The wells listed below sit in Trego (KS), Calhoun (AR), Pulaski (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Green (KY) and Metcalfe (KY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by B & J Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang 2 | 15-195-20951 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | B & J Oil, Incorporated | 3,863 ft |
| Calion Lumber Co 1 | 03-013-00295 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, AR | B & J Oil Company | 3,010 ft |
| Coner, Billy H & Craig Garner 1 | 16-199-00283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 2,115 ft |
| Taul, Ben 8b | 16-027-00677 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Breckinridge, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,863 ft |
| Curry, Leo 2l | 16-087-02361 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,844 ft |
| Rowe, Jimmie D 28 | 16-169-01459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,823 ft |
| Rowe, Jimmie 5 | KGS record 88850 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Metcalfe, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,806 ft |
| Wilcoxson, Joseph 1 | 16-087-01008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,805 ft |
| Rowe, Dora 8 | 16-169-01513 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,781 ft |
| Ketchum, Vernon 2 | 16-087-01012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,780 ft |
| Hallett, Scott J Et Ux 1 | 16-087-01210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Green, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,770 ft |
| Hubbard, Jeffrey & Robinson, Lisa 15 B | 16-027-00701 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Breckinridge, KY | B & J Oil Co, Inc | 1,770 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & J Oil operate?
B & J Oil is the operator of record for 101 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (99). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & J Oil's wells are still active?
7 of B & J Oil's catalogued wells are active; 61 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does B & J Oil operate wells?
B & J Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (99), Arkansas (1) and Kansas (1).
Does B & J Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
36 of B & J Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & J Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lang 2 in Trego, KS is the deepest at 3,863 ft.
Where B & J 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, “B & J Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-j-oil-106530 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).