Barger Engineering
Operator of record for 119 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BARGER ENGINEERING INC · Barger Engineering Inc. · Barger Engineering, Inc.
At a glance
Barger Engineering is the operator of record for 119 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 57 (48%) are active, 56 (47%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 117 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
119
Active
57
Plugged
56
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 117 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 45
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 48%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Barger Engineering operate?
Barger Engineering's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (117) and Kentucky (2). Its 117 Illinois wells are 0.1% 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 Barger Engineering’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
48% of Barger Engineering's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Barger Engineering operate?
By product class, 45 (38%) 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 Smith, O. 14 in White, IL at 4,685 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Effingham (IL), Wayne (IL) and Edwards (IL). 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 Barger Engineering
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, O. 14 | 12-193-31536 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 4,685 ft |
| Evans 7 | 12-193-32388 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 4,048 ft |
| Pals, R. & E. 1 | 12-049-24186 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,985 ft |
| Hetzel, Gail 1-SWD | 12-049-24879 | Active | Injection | Effingham, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,920 ft |
| Evans 1 | 12-193-00228 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,920 ft |
| Spencer 4 | 12-193-28343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,907 ft |
| Zimmerman et al 1 | 12-049-24876 | Other status | Oil | Effingham, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,901 ft |
| Adams Community 1 | 12-049-24965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,815 ft |
| Wilkerson, K. & L. 1 | 12-191-33036 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,654 ft |
| Longbons-Reid 3-WI | 12-047-24285 | Active | Injection | Edwards, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,435 ft |
| Reid, Lloyd 1 (W-2) | 12-047-22858 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Edwards, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,420 ft |
| McNair, R. 1 (W-1) | 12-047-22914 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Edwards, IL | Barger Engineering, Inc. | 3,385 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Barger Engineering operate?
Barger Engineering is the operator of record for 119 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (117). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Barger Engineering's wells are still active?
57 of Barger Engineering's catalogued wells are active; 56 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Barger Engineering operate wells?
Barger Engineering is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (117) and Kentucky (2).
Does Barger Engineering operate mostly oil or gas wells?
45 of Barger Engineering's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Barger Engineering's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith, O. 14 in White, IL is the deepest at 4,685 ft.
Where Barger Engineering'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, “Barger Engineering — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barger-engineering-66546 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).