Barnwell Oil
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Barnwell Oil is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (40%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Barnwell Oil operate?
Barnwell Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (10). Its 10 Louisiana wells are 0.0% 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Barnwell Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Barnwell Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (20%) are oil wells and 1 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Tinsley 001 in Caddo, LA at 4,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA) and De Soto (LA).
Notable wells operated by Barnwell Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinsley 001 | 17-017-29501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 4,400 ft |
| Lawrence 001 | 17-031-22634 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| Caddo Levee Board A 002 | 17-017-30125 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 3,300 ft |
| Frank Mathews 001 | 17-031-21048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | De Soto, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 3,250 ft |
| Caddo Levee Board B 001 | 17-017-29669 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 3,050 ft |
| Browne 003 | 17-017-30786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 3,000 ft |
| Hutchinson A 001 | 17-017-29008 | Orphaned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 2,550 ft |
| Hutchinson 001 | 17-017-26859 | Orphaned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 2,550 ft |
| Egan Webb C 001 | 17-017-20271 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 2,490 ft |
| International Paper Co A 001 | 17-031-22617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Soto, LA | Barnwell Oil Company, Inc. | 2,047 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Barnwell Oil operate?
Barnwell Oil is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Barnwell Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Barnwell Oil's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Barnwell Oil operate wells?
Barnwell Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (10).
Does Barnwell Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Barnwell Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Barnwell Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Tinsley 001 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 4,400 ft.
Where Barnwell 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, “Barnwell Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barnwell-oil-81774 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).