Barnsdall Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BARNSDALL OIL CO · BARNSDALL OIL CO. · Barnsdall Oil Co
At a glance
Barnsdall Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 6 (38%) are active, 10 (63%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 8 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
6
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Barnsdall Oil operate?
Barnsdall Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Arkansas (8), Kentucky (6) and Mississippi (2). Its 8 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Barnsdall Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Barnsdall Oil's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points above 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 Barnsdall Oil operate?
By product class, 14 (88%) 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 H. A. Wilkinson # 1 # 1 in Franklin, MS at 10,341 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (MS), Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Hempstead (AR), Nevada (AR) and Butler (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 Barnsdall Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. A. Wilkinson # 1 # 1 | 23-037-00881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Barnsdall Oil Co. | 10,341 ft |
| Bodcaw Lumber Co 1 | 03-073-00126 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 9,964 ft |
| Nichols, W S et al 1 | 03-091-00846 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 8,457 ft |
| Grace 1 | 03-091-00086 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 6,695 ft |
| Brunson, James 1 | 03-057-00075 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hempstead, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 6,545 ft |
| Stuart, Flora 1 | 03-099-00801 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nevada, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 5,590 ft |
| Cox, Monroe 1 | 03-057-00077 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hempstead, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 5,412 ft |
| Brooks Shultz 1 | 03-057-00055 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hempstead, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 4,935 ft |
| Shults, Elenor 1 | 03-057-00056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hempstead, AR | Barnsdall Oil Co | 4,720 ft |
| Harper, E C 6 | KGS record 55568 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Barnsdall Oil Co | 229 ft |
| Harper, E C 4 | KGS record 55577 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Barnsdall Oil Co | 205 ft |
| Harper, E C 2 | KGS record 55586 | Active | Oil | Butler, KY | Barnsdall Oil Co | 202 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Barnsdall Oil operate?
Barnsdall Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Barnsdall Oil's wells are still active?
6 of Barnsdall Oil's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Barnsdall Oil operate wells?
Barnsdall Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (8), Kentucky (6) and Mississippi (2).
Does Barnsdall Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Barnsdall Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Barnsdall Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, H. A. Wilkinson # 1 # 1 in Franklin, MS is the deepest at 10,341 ft.
Where Barnsdall 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, “Barnsdall Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barnsdall-oil-105216 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).