Black & Black Oil
Operator of record for 276 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BLACK & BLACK OIL CO · Black & Black Oil Co. · Black & Black Oil Company
At a glance
Black & Black Oil is the operator of record for 276 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 27 (10%) are active, 230 (83%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 260 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
276
Active
27
Plugged
230
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 260 |
| Arkansas | 14 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 138
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Black & Black Oil operate?
Black & Black Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (260), Arkansas (14) and Kentucky (2). Its 260 Illinois wells are 0.1% of the 174,478 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 Black & Black Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Black & Black Oil's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Black & Black Oil operate?
By product class, 138 (50%) 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 Pan Am 1 in Lafayette, AR at 7,880 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR), Columbia (AR), Nevada (AR), Wayne (IL) and Richland (IL). 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 Black & Black Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan Am 1 | 03-073-10095 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 7,880 ft |
| Jones etal 1 | 03-073-10221 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 7,015 ft |
| Reese, J C 1 | 03-027-10082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 6,510 ft |
| Carter-Moore 1 | 03-073-11343 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 6,392 ft |
| Dennis, E & Southern Pulpwood Co 1 | 03-027-10089 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 6,100 ft |
| Carter-Moore 1 | 03-073-10224 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 5,650 ft |
| Warmack - Laney 1 | 03-099-10056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nevada, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 4,905 ft |
| Grove Land & Timber 6 | 03-099-10618 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nevada, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 4,892 ft |
| Grove Land & Timber 4 | 03-099-10066 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nevada, AR | Black & Black Oil Company | 4,860 ft |
| Chaney 1 | 12-191-28360 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Black & Black Oil Co. | 4,168 ft |
| Nichols 1 | 12-159-23696 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Black & Black Oil Co. | 4,001 ft |
| Paddock, R. 1 | 12-159-23445 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Black & Black Oil Co. | 3,947 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Black & Black Oil operate?
Black & Black Oil is the operator of record for 276 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (260). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Black & Black Oil's wells are still active?
27 of Black & Black Oil's catalogued wells are active; 230 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Black & Black Oil operate wells?
Black & Black Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (260), Arkansas (14) and Kentucky (2).
Does Black & Black Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
138 of Black & Black Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Black & Black Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pan Am 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 7,880 ft.
Where Black & Black 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, “Black & Black Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/black-black-oil-65947 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).