Kerns Petroleum
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kerns Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (56%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kerns Petroleum operate?
Kerns Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (9). Its 9 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 Kerns Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kerns Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kerns Petroleum operate?
By product class, 4 (44%) are oil wells and 4 (44%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Las Cruces B #001 in Roosevelt, NM at 9,662 ft. The wells listed below sit in Roosevelt (NM) and Lea (NM).
Notable wells operated by Kerns Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces B #001 | 30-041-00234 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Roosevelt, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 9,662 ft |
| Las Cruces B #004 | 30-041-00237 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Roosevelt, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 9,654 ft |
| Las Cruces B #003 | 30-041-00236 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Roosevelt, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 9,633 ft |
| Las Cruces B #002 | 30-041-00235 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Roosevelt, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 9,630 ft |
| Knight #005 | 30-025-20356 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 3,559 ft |
| Eumont State #003f | 30-025-38769 | Other status | Oil | Lea, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 0 ft |
| Eumont State #005c | 30-025-38778 | Other status | Oil | Lea, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 0 ft |
| Eumont State #006f | 30-025-38779 | Other status | Oil | Lea, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 0 ft |
| Eumont State #004c | 30-025-38777 | Other status | Oil | Lea, NM | Kerns Petroleum, Inc. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kerns Petroleum operate?
Kerns Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kerns Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Kerns Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kerns Petroleum operate wells?
Kerns Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (9).
Does Kerns Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Kerns Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kerns Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Las Cruces B #001 in Roosevelt, NM is the deepest at 9,662 ft.
Where Kerns Petroleum'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, “Kerns Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kerns-petroleum-4438 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).