Barber Drilling
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BARBER DRILLING CO · BARBER DRILLING CO, INC · BARBER DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Barber Drilling is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 15 (63%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Barber Drilling operate?
Barber Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (24). Its 24 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 Barber Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Barber Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Barber Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (13%) 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 Page, Robert 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,990 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Warren (KY), Monroe (KY) and Christian (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Barber Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page, Robert 1 | KGS record 4886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Barber Drilling Co, Inc | 1,990 ft |
| Wilkins, Henry T & James A 1 | KGS record 2029214 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Barber Drilling Co | 1,424 ft |
| Zaya, Joe & Dimple 1 | 16-227-02625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Barber Drilling Co, Inc | 1,400 ft |
| Putnam, Claude & Mabel 1 | KGS record 2028881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Barber Drilling Company | 1,329 ft |
| Spear, Curtis 2 | 16-171-02236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monroe, KY | Barber Drilling Co | 1,240 ft |
| Hunt, Gary & Rebecca 1 | 16-227-02627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Barber Drilling Co, Inc | 1,105 ft |
| Hunt, Gary & Rebecca 2 | 16-227-02626 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Barber Drilling Co, Inc | 1,080 ft |
| Hammer 1 | KGS record 2004367 | Other status | Other type | Christian, KY | Barber Drilling Company | 1,074 ft |
| Hammer 2 | KGS record 2004368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Barber Drilling Company | 965 ft |
| Wells, C R 1 | KGS record 2028566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Barber Drilling Company | 818 ft |
| Mcghee 1 | KGS record 2028539 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Barber Drilling Company | 788 ft |
| Wells, C R 2 | KGS record 2028567 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Barber Drilling Company | 685 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 24 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Barber Drilling operate?
Barber Drilling is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Barber Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Barber Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Barber Drilling operate wells?
Barber Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (24).
Does Barber Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Barber Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Barber Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Page, Robert 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,990 ft.
Where Barber Drilling'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, “Barber Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barber-drilling-98171 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).