Burns Drilling
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BURNS DRILLING · BURNS DRILLING CO · Burns Drilling Co.
At a glance
Burns Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (21%) are active, 11 (79%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
3
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burns Drilling operate?
Burns Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (13) and Illinois (1). Its 13 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 Burns Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Burns Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Burns Drilling operate?
By product class, 7 (50%) are oil wells and 1 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is McCarty, Emil 1 in White, IL at 2,975 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Webster (KY), Union (KY), Henderson (KY) and Hopkins (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 Burns Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCarty, Emil 1 | 12-193-01068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Burns Drilling Co. | 2,975 ft |
| Melton, Leona T Et Al 1 | KGS record 55864 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,935 ft |
| Moore, C E 2 | 16-225-02709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,677 ft |
| Weldon, Roger N. 1 | KGS record 2039666 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Union, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,655 ft |
| Powell, Guy 1 | 16-101-01590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,627 ft |
| Denton, Julius E 1 | 16-101-05633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,591 ft |
| Moore, C E 1 | KGS record 2039772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Burns Drilling | 2,586 ft |
| Hunter, Irvin 1 | 16-101-01588 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,565 ft |
| Hunter, Irvin 2 | 16-101-01589 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,537 ft |
| Denton, Ira Lee 1reop | 16-101-05632 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,305 ft |
| French, J W 1 | 16-107-00551 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 2,244 ft |
| Duncan, Ray 1 | 16-101-04387 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Burns Drilling Co | 1,935 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burns Drilling operate?
Burns Drilling is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burns Drilling's wells are still active?
3 of Burns Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Burns Drilling operate wells?
Burns Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13) and Illinois (1).
Does Burns Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Burns Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burns Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McCarty, Emil 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 2,975 ft.
Where Burns 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, “Burns Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burns-drilling-101965 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).