Bell Western Oil
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Western Oil is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Western Oil operate?
Bell Western Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (10). 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 Bell Western Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bell Western Oil'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 Western Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (50%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Bell Western Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by Bell-Western Oil Co. 13X-17 | 04-029-00523 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Kcl 18-73x | 04-029-30986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Midway Premier-Jackson Fee 1 | 04-029-43826 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Magee-Tesoro 1 | 04-029-44300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| A and A 1 | 04-029-06271 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Barlow-Wright 1-26 | 04-029-40285 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Barlow-Wright 2-5 | 04-029-40898 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Porter 64X-20 | 04-029-40221 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Kcl 18-65 | 04-029-30985 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
| Bwb 1 | 04-029-00330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Bell-Western Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Western Oil operate?
Bell Western Oil is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Western Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Bell Western Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell Western Oil operate wells?
Bell Western Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (10).
Does Bell Western Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Bell Western Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Bell Western 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, “Bell Western Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-western-oil-8341 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).