Bell Petro
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Petro is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Petro operate?
Bell Petro's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (9). Its 9 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 Bell Petro’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bell Petro's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell Petro operate?
By product class, 2 (22%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Kings (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Fresno (CA), San Joaquin (CA), San Luis Obispo (CA) and Santa Barbara (CA).
Notable wells operated by Bell Petro
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard 37-30 | 04-031-00780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Granada 1 | 04-037-05203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Turk 1-6 | 04-019-20649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Bell-Universal SP 54-7 | 04-019-06263 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Bell Petroleum Elissagaray 45-36 | 04-077-00388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Joaquin, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Grayson-Owen 53-19 | 04-079-00141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Luis Obispo, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Johnston B 37-6 | 04-083-03166 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Johnston C 76-1 | 04-083-03167 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
| Buzzard 1 | 04-083-03165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Santa Barbara, CA | Bell Petro. Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Petro operate?
Bell Petro is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Petro's wells are still active?
0 of Bell Petro's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell Petro operate wells?
Bell Petro is the operator of record for wells in California (9).
Does Bell Petro operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Bell Petro's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Bell Petro'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, “Bell Petro — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-petro-8261 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).