Burns
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BURNS CORP · Burns
At a glance
Burns is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (13%) are active, 7 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 5 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 5 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burns operate?
Burns's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Mississippi (5), Illinois (2) and Utah (1). Its 5 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Burns’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Burns's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Burns operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) are oil wells and 1 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Burns 6 in Lawrence, IL at 1,640 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL), Crawford (IL), Lee (MS), Lowndes (MS), Monroe (MS) and Emery (UT). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Burns
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns 6 | 12-101-08337 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Burns | 1,640 ft |
| Dunlap, W. 1 | 12-033-03708 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Burns | 991 ft |
| Hill /20/ 1 1 | 23-081-20003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lee, MS | Burns Corp | — |
| Clardy 34 1 1 | 23-087-20011 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lowndes, MS | Burns Corp | — |
| Cunningham 3 3 | 23-087-20019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lowndes, MS | Burns Corp | — |
| Altherr 2-1 1 1 | 23-095-20174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, MS | Burns Corp | — |
| Dabbs /13/ 1 1 | 23-095-20201 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, MS | Burns Corp | — |
| 1 | 43-015-20326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Emery, UT | Burns | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burns operate?
Burns is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burns's wells are still active?
1 of Burns's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Burns operate wells?
Burns is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (5), Illinois (2) and Utah (1).
Does Burns operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Burns's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burns's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burns 6 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 1,640 ft.
Where Burns'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, “Burns — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burns-95796 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).