B & S Oil
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: B & S OIL CO · B & S OIL CO. · B & S OIL LLC · B & S Oil · …
At a glance
B & S Oil is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 4 (12%) are active, 27 (79%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 10 wells (29% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
4
Plugged
27
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
| Kansas | 7 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does B & S Oil operate?
B & S Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: California (10), Kansas (7), Louisiana (7), Kentucky (6) and Oklahoma (4). Its 10 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 & S Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of B & S Oil's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does B & S Oil operate?
By product class, 13 (38%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Foster Swd 001 in La Salle, LA at 5,219 ft. The wells listed below sit in La Salle (LA), Montgomery (KS) and Allen (KS). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by B & S Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Swd 001 | 17-059-02016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | B & S Oil Co. | 5,219 ft |
| Floyd 001 | 17-059-21761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | B & S Oil Co. | 4,730 ft |
| W Chevallier Et Al 001 | 17-059-22052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | B & S Oil Co. | 4,600 ft |
| Bignar 001 | 17-059-23879 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | B & S Oil Co. | 4,285 ft |
| Lonnie Evans 002 | 17-059-21684 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | B & S Oil Co. | 4,050 ft |
| Coon Swd 001 | 17-059-20163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | B & S Oil Co. | 3,810 ft |
| Coon 003 | 17-059-23695 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | B & S Oil Co. | 2,650 ft |
| Bill Love 1 | 15-125-28450 | Orphaned | Gas | Montgomery, KS | B & S Oil Company | 1,620 ft |
| D. R. Nelson Q-1 | 15-001-23613 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | B & S Oil | 865 ft |
| D. R. Nelson R-4 | 15-001-23820 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | B & S Oil | 831 ft |
| H. A. Williams W-11 | 15-001-22003 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | B & S Oil | 738 ft |
| H. A. Williams W-4 | 15-001-21851 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Allen, KS | B & S Oil | 737 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does B & S Oil operate?
B & S Oil is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of B & S Oil's wells are still active?
4 of B & S Oil's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does B & S Oil operate wells?
B & S Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (10), Kansas (7), Louisiana (7), Kentucky (6) and Oklahoma (4).
Does B & S Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of B & S Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is B & S Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Foster Swd 001 in La Salle, LA is the deepest at 5,219 ft.
Where B & S Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in California· 10 operated by B & S Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 7 operated by B & S Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 7 operated by B & S Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 6 operated by B & S Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 4 operated by B & S 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 & S Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/b-s-oil-788 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).