B & L Oil
Operator of record for 75 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & L OIL COMPANY · B & L Oil · B. & L. OIL COMPANY
At a glance
B & L Oil is the operator of record for 75 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 18 (24%) are active, 12 (16%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 45 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
75
Active
18
Plugged
12
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 45 |
| Kansas | 28 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & L Oil operate?
B & L Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: West Virginia (45), Kansas (28) and Oklahoma (2). Its 45 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of B & L Oil's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 16% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does B & L Oil operate?
By product class, 22 (29%) 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 Pearl Stratmann 1 in Ellsworth, KS at 3,300 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ellsworth (KS) and Greenwood (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 & L Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Stratmann 1 | 15-053-21001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellsworth, KS | B & L Oil | 3,300 ft |
| Meyer West 1-W | 15-073-19458 | Active | Injection | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,985 ft |
| West Meyer 2 | 15-073-23770 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,940 ft |
| Meyers West 1 | 15-073-23752 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,925 ft |
| Nesbet F B-3 | 15-073-21118 | Shut-in | Injection | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,923 ft |
| Meyer 4 | 15-073-23866 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,915 ft |
| Roy & Pearl Kipfer 1 | 15-073-19428 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,900 ft |
| Roy & Pearl Kipfer 2 | 15-073-19429 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,900 ft |
| Meyer 1 | 15-073-22056 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,890 ft |
| Roy & Pearl Kipfer 4 | 15-073-23270 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,885 ft |
| Meyer 3 | 15-073-23120 | Active | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,880 ft |
| Frank Nesbitt 'B' 2 | 15-073-00366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | B & L Oil | 1,880 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & L Oil operate?
B & L Oil is the operator of record for 75 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & L Oil's wells are still active?
18 of B & L Oil's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does B & L Oil operate wells?
B & L Oil is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (45), Kansas (28) and Oklahoma (2).
Does B & L Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of B & L Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & L Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pearl Stratmann 1 in Ellsworth, KS is the deepest at 3,300 ft.
Where B & L 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 & L Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-l-oil-14875 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).