Bishop Oil
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BISHOP OIL CO · BISHOP OIL COMPANY · Bishop Oil Company
At a glance
Bishop Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (15%) are active, 16 (59%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 15 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
4
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 15 |
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bishop Oil operate?
Bishop Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (15) and Kentucky (12). Its 15 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 Bishop Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Bishop Oil's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 59% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bishop Oil operate?
By product class, 16 (59%) 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 Marksberry 1 in Daviess, KY at 1,307 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Green (KY), Taylor (KY) and Kern (CA). 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 Bishop Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marksberry 1 | KGS record 2010085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 1,307 ft |
| Milby, C 6 | KGS record 2015501 | Other status | Other type | Green, KY | Bishop Oil Company | 597 ft |
| Milby, Earl C-6 | KGS record 2015504 | Other status | Other type | Green, KY | Bishop Oil Company | 597 ft |
| Milby, Earl C-2 | KGS record 2015502 | Active | Oil | Green, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 597 ft |
| Milby, Earl G-5 | KGS record 3004964 | Other status | Other type | Taylor, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 596 ft |
| Milby, E 6 | KGS record 3004176 | Other status | Other type | Green, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 588 ft |
| Milby, Earl 1 | KGS record 3004853 | Active | Oil | Taylor, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 564 ft |
| Milby, Earl C-6 | KGS record 2015503 | Active | Injection | Green, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 550 ft |
| Milby, Earl C-3 | KGS record 3004854 | Other status | Other type | Taylor, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 545 ft |
| Milby, Earl C-4 | KGS record 3004855 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | Bishop Oil Co | 545 ft |
| Milby C Lease | KGS record 2015500 | Active | Injection | Green, KY | Bishop Oil Company | 505 ft |
| Coffee 2 | 04-029-16895 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Bishop Oil Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bishop Oil operate?
Bishop Oil is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bishop Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Bishop Oil's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bishop Oil operate wells?
Bishop Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (15) and Kentucky (12).
Does Bishop Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Bishop Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bishop Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Marksberry 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,307 ft.
Where Bishop 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, “Bishop Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bishop-oil-5657 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).