Blackwell Zinc
Operator of record for 248 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BLACKWELL ZINC CO · BLACKWELL ZINC CO INC · BLACKWELL ZINC CO, INC · BLACKWELL ZINC COMPANY · …
At a glance
Blackwell Zinc is the operator of record for 248 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 155 (63%) are active, 40 (16%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 248 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
248
Active
155
Plugged
40
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 248 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 94
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 63%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Blackwell Zinc operate?
Blackwell Zinc's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (248). Its 248 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Blackwell Zinc’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
63% of Blackwell Zinc's catalogued wells are active, 34 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 16% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Blackwell Zinc operate?
By product class, 94 (38%) 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 Howard, Hearl Aa17 in Magoffin, KY at 2,440 ft. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Blackwell Zinc
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, Hearl Aa17 | 16-153-03193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 2,440 ft |
| Prater, Billy 1 | 16-153-03337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 1,952 ft |
| Blanton, Manford W-13 | 16-153-03306 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 1,401 ft |
| Blanton, Manford W-15 | 16-153-04352 | Other status | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co Inc | 1,364 ft |
| Blanton, Manford W-14 | 16-153-03307 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co | 1,337 ft |
| Lemaster, J W W13 | 16-153-03220 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 1,293 ft |
| Elkhorn Coal Corp - Poe, Frank 1 | 16-153-03335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 1,288 ft |
| Phipps, John M 36w | 16-153-03330 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 1,282 ft |
| Conley, B F W-6 | 16-153-01296 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Company, Inc | 1,281 ft |
| Caudill, Abel 90w | 16-153-02964 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 1,268 ft |
| Caudill, Abel 89w | 16-153-02963 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co, Inc | 1,263 ft |
| Caudill, E R Mrs. W-7 | 16-153-00503 | Active | Injection | Magoffin, KY | Blackwell Zinc Co | 1,258 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 248 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Blackwell Zinc operate?
Blackwell Zinc is the operator of record for 248 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (248). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Blackwell Zinc's wells are still active?
155 of Blackwell Zinc's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Blackwell Zinc operate wells?
Blackwell Zinc is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (248).
Does Blackwell Zinc operate mostly oil or gas wells?
94 of Blackwell Zinc's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Blackwell Zinc's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Howard, Hearl Aa17 in Magoffin, KY is the deepest at 2,440 ft.
Where Blackwell Zinc'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, “Blackwell Zinc — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/blackwell-zinc-68914 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).