King Petroleum Development
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
King Petroleum Development is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does King Petroleum Development operate?
King Petroleum Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (8). Its 8 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 King Petroleum Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of King Petroleum Development'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 King Petroleum Development operate?
By product class, 7 (88%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by King Petroleum Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small 15-35 | 04-029-00616 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
| Shaw-Neves 2 | 04-029-06035 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
| Shaw-Neves 3 | 04-029-06036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
| Shaw-Neves 4 | 04-029-06037 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
| Small 25-35 | 04-029-00617 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
| Perrel 2 | 04-029-14310 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
| Neff Bros. 7 | 04-029-42643 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
| Johnson 1 | 04-029-65460 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | King Petroleum Development, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does King Petroleum Development operate?
King Petroleum Development is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of King Petroleum Development's wells are still active?
0 of King Petroleum Development's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does King Petroleum Development operate wells?
King Petroleum Development is the operator of record for wells in California (8).
Does King Petroleum Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of King Petroleum Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where King Petroleum Development'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, “King Petroleum Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/king-petroleum-development-6779 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).