M & B Oil
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: M & B OIL COMPANY · M & B OIL LLC · M & B Oil · M & B Oil Company
At a glance
M & B Oil is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 27 (77%) are active, 6 (17%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 28 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
27
Plugged
6
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 28 |
| California | 5 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 77%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does M & B Oil operate?
M & B Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Pennsylvania (28), California (5), Illinois (1) and Louisiana (1). Its 28 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 M & B Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
77% of M & B Oil's catalogued wells are active, 48 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does M & B Oil operate?
By product class, 34 (97%) 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 Allison Fred 1 in Richland, IL at 3,077 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), De Soto (LA), Venango (PA) and Los Angeles (CA). 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 M & B Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Fred 1 | 12-159-01641 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | M & B Oil | 3,077 ft |
| Egan-Webb-Smith 001 | 17-031-22189 | Orphaned | Gas | De Soto, LA | M & B Oil Company | 2,550 ft |
| Cubbon Lumber Company 31 | 37-121-28996 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | M & B Oil LLC | — |
| M & B 2 | 04-037-16986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | M & B Oil Company | — |
| Cubbon Lumber Company 22 | 37-121-28987 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | M & B Oil LLC | — |
| Cubbon Lumber Company 20 | 37-121-28985 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | M & B Oil LLC | — |
| Capital 3 | 04-037-18082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | M & B Oil Company | — |
| Capital 1 | 04-037-18080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | M & B Oil Company | — |
| Capital 4 | 04-037-18083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | M & B Oil Company | — |
| Capital 6 | 04-037-16985 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | M & B Oil Company | — |
| Cubbon Lumber Company 12 | 37-121-28012 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | M & B Oil LLC | — |
| Cubbon Lumber Company 7 | 37-121-28008 | Active | Oil | Venango, PA | M & B Oil LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does M & B Oil operate?
M & B Oil is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (28). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of M & B Oil's wells are still active?
27 of M & B Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does M & B Oil operate wells?
M & B Oil is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (28), California (5), Illinois (1) and Louisiana (1).
Does M & B Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of M & B Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is M & B Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Allison Fred 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,077 ft.
Where M & 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, “M & B Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/m-b-oil-12697 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).