S & B Oil
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: S & B OIL CO · S & B OIL CO, INC · S & B OIL COMPANY · S & B Oil Co., Inc.
At a glance
S & B Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (6%) are active, 15 (83%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
1
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does S & B Oil operate?
S & B Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (9), Illinois (8) and Oklahoma (1). Its 8 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 S & B Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of S & B Oil's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does S & B Oil operate?
By product class, 3 (17%) 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 Edmonson, Claude 2 in Lawrence, IL at 3,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL), Wabash (IL), White (IL) and Clinton (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 S & B Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonson, Claude 2 | 12-101-29059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 3,200 ft |
| Mullins, George 1 | 12-101-28577 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 2,375 ft |
| Stoltz Unit 1 | 12-101-28457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 2,364 ft |
| Litherland Heirs 1 | 12-185-26747 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 2,354 ft |
| Stoltz Earl 2 | 12-101-28824 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 2,345 ft |
| Cleveland, L. O. 6 | 12-193-29536 | Other status | Injection | White, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 2,332 ft |
| Thompson Heirs 2 | 12-101-28471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 2,326 ft |
| Wallace, Steve 3 | 16-053-00527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | S & B Oil Co, Inc | 1,840 ft |
| Thurman, Waymon 1 | 16-053-00441 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | S & B Oil Co, Inc | 1,750 ft |
| Thurman, Waymon 2 | 16-053-03271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | S & B Oil Co, Inc | 1,725 ft |
| Hawf Heirs 1 | 12-101-28684 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | S & B Oil Co., Inc. | 1,685 ft |
| Thurman, Waymon 4 | 16-053-03316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | S & B Oil Co, Inc | 1,587 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does S & B Oil operate?
S & B Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of S & B Oil's wells are still active?
1 of S & B Oil's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does S & B Oil operate wells?
S & B Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9), Illinois (8) and Oklahoma (1).
Does S & B Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of S & B Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is S & B Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Edmonson, Claude 2 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 3,200 ft.
Where S & 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, “S & B Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/s-b-oil-5895 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).