Barrett Oil
Operator of record for 224 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BARRETT OIL CO · BARRETT OIL COMPANY · BARRETT OIL LLC
At a glance
Barrett Oil is the operator of record for 224 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 24 (11%) are active, 144 (64%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 193 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
224
Active
24
Plugged
144
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 193 |
| Oklahoma | 31 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 46
- Gas wells
- 10
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Barrett Oil operate?
Barrett Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (193) and Oklahoma (31). Its 193 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Barrett Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Barrett Oil's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Barrett Oil operate?
By product class, 46 (21%) are oil wells and 10 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Neal, Denton, Welby & Elsie 3 in Cumberland, KY at 1,959 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY) and Clinton (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 Barrett Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal, Denton, Welby & Elsie 3 | 16-057-00744 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,959 ft |
| Beaty, Robert 1 | 16-053-03990 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,950 ft |
| Riddle, Edwin P 1 | 16-053-03796 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,935 ft |
| Bowles, Robert 1b | 16-053-00982 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,928 ft |
| Scott, Claude 1b | 16-057-04056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,910 ft |
| Cross, Walter 1 | 16-053-04108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,900 ft |
| Neal, Denton, Welby & Elsie 7 | 16-057-03480 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,880 ft |
| Neal, Denton, Welby & Elsie 12 | 16-057-03506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,880 ft |
| Morgan, Stanley 4 | 16-057-03449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,860 ft |
| Riley, Avo 1 | 16-057-03621 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,850 ft |
| Thurman, Mrs Willie 5 | 16-057-02116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,850 ft |
| Riddle, Edwin P 2 | 16-053-06341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Barrett Oil Co | 1,835 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Barrett Oil operate?
Barrett Oil is the operator of record for 224 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (193). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Barrett Oil's wells are still active?
24 of Barrett Oil's catalogued wells are active; 144 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Barrett Oil operate wells?
Barrett Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (193) and Oklahoma (31).
Does Barrett Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
46 of Barrett Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 10 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Barrett Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Neal, Denton, Welby & Elsie 3 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,959 ft.
Where Barrett 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, “Barrett Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/barrett-oil-5055 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).