Burns Drlg
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BURNS DRLG CO · Burns Drlg.
At a glance
Burns Drlg is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 4 (27%) are active, 10 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
4
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burns Drlg operate?
Burns Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (8) and Kentucky (7). Its 8 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of Burns Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Burns Drlg operate?
By product class, 5 (33%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Springer, T E 1 in Webster, KY at 3,360 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY), White (IL), Franklin (IL) and Henderson (KY). 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 Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springer, T E 1 | 16-233-01545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Burns Drlg Co | 3,360 ft |
| Culbreth C Heirs 1 | 12-193-07463 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Burns Drlg. | 3,196 ft |
| McCarty Katherine 1 | 12-193-07689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Burns Drlg. | 3,143 ft |
| Aud Harry Etal 1 | 12-193-07640 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Burns Drlg. | 3,080 ft |
| Hicks Jessie B Com 1 | 12-193-07630 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Burns Drlg. | 2,992 ft |
| Hicks, Jessie 2 | 12-193-07656 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Burns Drlg. | 2,978 ft |
| Hicks, Jessie 3 | 12-193-07663 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Burns Drlg. | 2,976 ft |
| Oak Burr 1 | 12-055-01635 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Burns Drlg. | 2,938 ft |
| Denton, Julius E 1 | 16-101-05635 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Burns Drlg Co | 2,620 ft |
| Denton, Julius E 6 | 16-101-05634 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Burns Drlg Co | 2,502 ft |
| Stephans & Burns 1 | 12-193-05910 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Burns Drlg. | 2,349 ft |
| Denton, Maurice V | 16-101-05637 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | Burns Drlg Co | 2,048 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burns Drlg operate?
Burns Drlg is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burns Drlg's wells are still active?
4 of Burns Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Burns Drlg operate wells?
Burns Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8) and Kentucky (7).
Does Burns Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Burns Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burns Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Springer, T E 1 in Webster, KY is the deepest at 3,360 ft.
Where Burns Drlg'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 Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burns-drlg-99332 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).