Black Gold Resources
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BLACK GOLD RESOURCES · BLACK GOLD RESOURCES, INC
At a glance
Black Gold Resources is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (6%) are active, 3 (19%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
1
Plugged
3
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Black Gold Resources operate?
Black Gold Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (16). Its 16 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 Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Black Gold Resources's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 19% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Black Gold Resources operate?
By product class, 8 (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 Mcwhorter, Oscar O9 in Clinton, KY at 2,117 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Todd (KY) and Logan (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Black Gold Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O9 | 16-053-01246 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 2,117 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O7 | 16-053-01234 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 2,080 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O11 | 16-053-01248 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 2,030 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O8 | 16-053-01220 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 2,004 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O6 | 16-053-01233 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 1,967 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O5 | 16-053-01217 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 1,930 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O3 | 16-053-01215 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 1,855 ft |
| Mcwhorter, Oscar O20 | 16-053-04686 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 1,780 ft |
| Camp, Elmer 4 | 16-219-00118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Black Gold Resources, Inc | 1,137 ft |
| Hurt 1 | KGS record 3001623 | Other status | Other type | Todd, KY | Black Gold Resources | — |
| Holiday 2 | KGS record 3005959 | Other status | Other type | Logan, KY | Black Gold Resources | — |
| Hurt 3 | KGS record 3001604 | Other status | Other type | Todd, KY | Black Gold Resources | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Black Gold Resources operate?
Black Gold Resources is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Black Gold Resources's wells are still active?
1 of Black Gold Resources's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Black Gold Resources operate wells?
Black Gold Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16).
Does Black Gold Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Black Gold Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Black Gold Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mcwhorter, Oscar O9 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,117 ft.
Where Black Gold Resources'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 Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/black-gold-resources-67881 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).