Ballard Oil
Operator of record for 41 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ballard Oil is the operator of record for 41 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 14 (34%) are active, 9 (22%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 41 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
41
Active
14
Plugged
9
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 41 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 37
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 10
- Active share
- 34%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ballard Oil operate?
Ballard Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (41). Its 41 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 Ballard Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
34% of Ballard Oil's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells (24%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ballard Oil operate?
By product class, 37 (90%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Ballard Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Handel 1 | 04-029-06226 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris 1 | 04-029-06208 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Afana 5 | 04-029-08875 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris 5 | 04-029-06212 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris 7 | 04-029-06214 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Afana 8 | 04-029-08878 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris 2 | 04-029-06209 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris-Harris 1 | 04-029-06231 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris 8 | 04-029-06215 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris 3 | 04-029-06210 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| McCulloch-Mark Morris-Handel A-2 | 04-029-06230 | Shut-in | Injection | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
| Mark Morris 6 | 04-029-06213 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Ballard Oil Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ballard Oil operate?
Ballard Oil is the operator of record for 41 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (41). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ballard Oil's wells are still active?
14 of Ballard Oil's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ballard Oil operate wells?
Ballard Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (41).
Does Ballard Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
37 of Ballard Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Ballard 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, “Ballard Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ballard-oil-4731 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).