Barnum Express
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Barnum Express is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (9%) are active, 22 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 34 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
3
Plugged
22
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Barnum Express operate?
Barnum Express's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (34). Its 34 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 Barnum Express’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Barnum Express's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Barnum Express operate?
By product class, 11 (32%) 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 Gassaway, Gladys 1 in Barren, KY at 1,350 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barren (KY), Russell (KY) and Warren (KY).
Notable wells operated by Barnum Express
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassaway, Gladys 1 | 16-009-01192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 1,350 ft |
| Nix, Eugene T 1 | 16-207-00437 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 1,200 ft |
| Gassaway, Charlie 2 | 16-009-00099 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 1,100 ft |
| Henshaw, Douglas 2 | 16-227-02880 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 1,000 ft |
| King, Edgar 1 | 16-009-01220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 850 ft |
| Kinslow, Charles, Roy & Leslie 1 | 16-009-01193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 825 ft |
| Cary, Arkley 3 | 16-009-01189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 825 ft |
| Winninger, Ernest B 1 | 16-009-00316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 820 ft |
| Gassaway, Charlie 3 | 16-009-01185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 804 ft |
| Gassaway, Charlie 1 | 16-009-00096 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 800 ft |
| Cary, Arkley 4 | 16-009-00315 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 800 ft |
| Harrington, Stanley 1 | 16-227-01733 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, KY | Barnum Express, Inc | 800 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 34 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Barnum Express operate?
Barnum Express is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Barnum Express's wells are still active?
3 of Barnum Express's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Barnum Express operate wells?
Barnum Express is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (34).
Does Barnum Express operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Barnum Express's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Barnum Express's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gassaway, Gladys 1 in Barren, KY is the deepest at 1,350 ft.
Where Barnum Express'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, “Barnum Express — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barnum-express-69540 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).