B & L Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & L DRILLING CO INC · B & L Drilling Co.
At a glance
B & L Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (73%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 10 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 10 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & L Drilling operate?
B & L Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Ohio (10) and California (1). Its 10 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 & L Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of B & L Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does B & L Drilling operate?
By product class, 10 (91%) 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 Vaughn Charles 1 in Holmes, OH at 3,681 ft. The wells listed below sit in Holmes (OH), Coshocton (OH), Ashland (OH) and Los Angeles (CA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by B & L Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn Charles 1 | 34-075-23155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 3,681 ft |
| Brinker Lillian 3 | 34-031-20769 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 3,569 ft |
| Fulmer 11-B | 34-005-23509 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 870 ft |
| Fulmer Bud 10-B | 34-005-23442 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 866 ft |
| Twining Russel 1 | 34-005-23405 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 735 ft |
| Bender Farms Inc 1 | 34-075-23184 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 686 ft |
| Humphrey Ross 1 | 34-005-23408 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 649 ft |
| Baker Paul 2a | 34-075-24273 | Other status | Oil | Holmes, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 0 ft |
| Humphrey Ross 2 | 34-005-23441 | Other status | Oil | Ashland, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 0 ft |
| Humphrey Ross 3 | 34-005-23443 | Other status | Oil | Ashland, OH | B & L Drilling Co Inc | 0 ft |
| Well No. 1 | 04-037-12801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | B & L Drilling Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & L Drilling operate?
B & L Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & L Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of B & L Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does B & L Drilling operate wells?
B & L Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (10) and California (1).
Does B & L Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of B & L Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & L Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vaughn Charles 1 in Holmes, OH is the deepest at 3,681 ft.
Where B & L 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 & L Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-l-drilling-6863 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).