Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (71%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev operate?
Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 River Petroleum Exp & Dev’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Bishop, Judge C M & H F Hoffman 1a in Mccreary, KY at 2,874 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mccreary (KY) and Wayne (KY).
Notable wells operated by Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, Judge C M & H F Hoffman 1a | 16-147-00122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev | 2,874 ft |
| Bishop, Judge C M & H F Hoffman 1 | 16-147-00121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev | 2,730 ft |
| Campbell, D H 1 | 16-147-00163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev | 872 ft |
| King, Embry & Bryant Min Land 1 | 16-147-00165 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mccreary, KY | Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev | 730 ft |
| King, Lloyd 2 | 16-231-00623 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev | 643 ft |
| Campbell, D H 1 | 16-147-00135 | Other status | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev | — |
| King, Embry & Bryant Min Land 2 | 16-147-00146 | Other status | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev operate?
Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev's wells are still active?
0 of Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev operate wells?
Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bishop, Judge C M & H F Hoffman 1a in Mccreary, KY is the deepest at 2,874 ft.
Where Black River Petroleum Exp & Dev'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 River Petroleum Exp & Dev — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/black-river-petroleum-exp-dev-102104 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).