Barnwell Drilling

Operator of record for 153 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: BARNWELL DRILLING CO · BARNWELL DRILLING CO, INC · BARNWELL DRILLING CO. INC. · BARNWELL DRILLING COMPANY, INC. · …

At a glance

Barnwell Drilling is the operator of record for 153 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 130 (85%) are plugged & abandoned and 11 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 124 wells (81% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

153

Active

Plugged

130

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Louisiana	124
Mississippi	16
Arkansas	5
Kentucky	4
California	3
Alabama	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 30
Gas wells: 11
Shut-in: 0
Active share: 0%

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Where does Barnwell Drilling operate?

Barnwell Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Louisiana (124), Mississippi (16), Arkansas (5), Kentucky (4) and California (3) and 1 more. Its 124 Louisiana wells are 0.1% of the 225,728 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 Barnwell Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

0% of Barnwell Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 11 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Barnwell Drilling operate?

By product class, 30 (20%) are oil wells and 11 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Waites 1 1 in Jasper, MS at 14,625 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jasper (MS), Pointe Coupee (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Webster (LA), West Feliciana (LA) and Jackson (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Barnwell Drilling

Wells operated by Barnwell Drilling
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Waites 1 1	23-061-00531	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Jasper, MS	Barnwell Drilling Company, Inc.	14,625 ft
Wegan 001	17-077-00274	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Pointe Coupee, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	12,550 ft
Tangipahoa Unit 001	17-105-00010	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Tangipahoa, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	12,382 ft
Haas Estate 001-D	17-077-00277	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Pointe Coupee, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	12,307 ft
Tangipahoa Unit 002	17-105-00004	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Tangipahoa, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	12,270 ft
Graham 001	17-105-00003	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Tangipahoa, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	12,131 ft
Wise Minden Unit #14 014	17-119-01406	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Webster, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	12,018 ft
Feliciana Unit 001	17-125-00011	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	West Feliciana, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	11,977 ft
Barnwell Martin Timber Co 001	17-049-00081	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Jackson, LA	Barnwell Drilling Co. Inc.	11,711 ft
Edwin Wilkinson Un 1 1	23-005-00493	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Amite, MS	Barnwell Drilling Company, Inc.	11,503 ft
A W Simmons 1 1	23-113-00496	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Pike, MS	Barnwell Drilling Company, Inc.	11,487 ft
Alford 1 1	23-113-00482	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Pike, MS	Barnwell Drilling Company, Inc.	11,443 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Barnwell Drilling operate?

Barnwell Drilling is the operator of record for 153 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (124). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Barnwell Drilling's wells are still active?

0 of Barnwell Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 130 are plugged & abandoned and 11 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Barnwell Drilling operate wells?

Barnwell Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (124), Mississippi (16), Arkansas (5), Kentucky (4), California (3) and Alabama (1).

Does Barnwell Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?

30 of Barnwell Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Barnwell Drilling's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Waites 1 1 in Jasper, MS is the deepest at 14,625 ft.

Where Barnwell 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, “Barnwell Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barnwell-drilling-12505 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).