D & B Oil
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: D & B OIL INC · D & B OIL, INC · D & B Oil · D & B Oil Co.
At a glance
D & B Oil is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 3 (10%) are active, 20 (69%) plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 26 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
3
Plugged
20
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 26 |
| California | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does D & B Oil operate?
D & B Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (26), California (1), Kansas (1) and Oklahoma (1). Its 26 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 D & B Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of D & B Oil's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% 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 D & B Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (31%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ploog 'B' 3 in Rice, KS at 3,289 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rice (KS), Cumberland (KY) and Barren (KY). 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 D & B Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploog 'B' 3 | 15-159-22214 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | D & B Oil | 3,289 ft |
| Young, K O 2 | 16-057-07016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 1,558 ft |
| Young, Paul 1 | 16-057-07017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 670 ft |
| Young, Eva Mae 8a | 16-057-07013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 600 ft |
| Young, W P 2 | 16-057-07018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 565 ft |
| Burge, William 1 | 16-009-00437 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 550 ft |
| Stephens, Danny 21 | KGS record 60532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 456 ft |
| Pendygraft, Neil 2 | KGS record 61709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 450 ft |
| Young, Eva Mae 17 | 16-057-04081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 352 ft |
| Young, Eva Mae 6 | 16-057-01400 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 330 ft |
| Young, Eva Mae 40 | 16-057-07015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 330 ft |
| Young, Eva Mae 8 | 16-057-01398 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | D & B Oil, Inc | 327 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does D & B Oil operate?
D & B Oil is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of D & B Oil's wells are still active?
3 of D & B Oil's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does D & B Oil operate wells?
D & B Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (26), California (1), Kansas (1) and Oklahoma (1).
Does D & B Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of D & B Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is D & B Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ploog 'B' 3 in Rice, KS is the deepest at 3,289 ft.
Where D & B 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, “D & B Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/d-b-oil-16484 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).