Black Oil
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BLACK OIL COMPANY · BLACK OIL INC · Black Oil Co.
At a glance
Black Oil is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 2 wells (40% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Black Oil operate?
Black Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (2), New Mexico (2) and Wyoming (1). Its 2 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Black 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 Black Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (80%) 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 Blackeye #001 in McKinley, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in McKinley (NM), Johnson (WY), Greenwood (KS) and Catron (NM). 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 Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackeye #001 | 30-031-20232 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKinley, NM | Black Oil Inc | 99,999 ft |
| Cellers Federal 1-26 | 49-019-21015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Black Oil Company | 5,931 ft |
| Black 1 | 15-073-23571 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Greenwood, KS | Black Oil Co. | 1,302 ft |
| Black A-4 | 15-073-22693 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Black Oil Co. | 1,280 ft |
| Sfprr #006 | 30-003-20014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catron, NM | Black Oil Inc | 650 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Black Oil operate?
Black Oil is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Black Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Black Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Black Oil operate wells?
Black Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (2), New Mexico (2) and Wyoming (1).
Does Black Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Black Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Black Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Blackeye #001 in McKinley, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where 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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/black-oil-12848 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).