Black Gold Drilling
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BLACK GOLD DRILLING CO · BLACK GOLD DRILLING COMPANY · BLACK GOLD DRILLING CORP · Black Gold Drilling Company
At a glance
Black Gold Drilling is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 20 (80%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 16 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
20
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 16 |
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Black Gold Drilling operate?
Black Gold Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (16) and Kentucky (9). Its 9 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Gold Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Black Gold Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Black Gold Drilling operate?
By product class, 4 (16%) are oil wells and 1 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hoots, A B2 in Clinton, KY at 1,822 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Kingfisher (OK), Warren (KY) and Okmulgee (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Black Gold Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoots, A B2 | 16-053-02525 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Drilling Corp | 1,822 ft |
| Davidson, James 1payne | 16-057-02474 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Black Gold Drilling Corp | 1,725 ft |
| Carter, Betty 4 | 16-057-02507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Black Gold Drilling Corp | 1,476 ft |
| Carter, Betty 7 | 16-057-02575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Black Gold Drilling Corp | 1,445 ft |
| Carter, Betty 2 | 16-057-02428 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Black Gold Drilling Corp | 1,430 ft |
| Johnson, Bobby 2 | 16-057-02566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Black Gold Drilling Corp | 1,425 ft |
| Hunt` 1 | KGS record 2030181 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Black Gold Drilling Co | 578 ft |
| Smith, Johnnie 1 | KGS record 2030217 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Black Gold Drilling Co | 421 ft |
| Cole #1 | 35-073-00161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingfisher, OK | Black Gold Drilling Company | — |
| Boulton, Jessie 1 | KGS record 137674 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Black Gold Drilling Company | — |
| Mcneely #1-D | 35-111-24274 | Orphaned | Other type | Okmulgee, OK | Black Gold Drilling Company | — |
| White-Harris #1 | 35-109-38599 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oklahoma, OK | Black Gold Drilling Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 25 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Black Gold Drilling operate?
Black Gold Drilling is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Black Gold Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Black Gold Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Black Gold Drilling operate wells?
Black Gold Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (16) and Kentucky (9).
Does Black Gold Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Black Gold Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Black Gold Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hoots, A B2 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,822 ft.
Where Black Gold Drilling'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 Gold Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/black-gold-drilling-1237 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).