Burns Oil
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BURNS OIL COMPANY · Burns Oil Co · Burns Oil Co.
At a glance
Burns Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 7 wells (78% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burns Oil operate?
Burns Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: California (7), Arkansas (1) and Wyoming (1). Its 1 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Burns Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Burns Oil operate?
By product class, 9 (100%) 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 Dierks Forests, Inc. 1 in Little River, AR at 2,093 ft. The wells listed below sit in Little River (AR), Crook (WY), Ventura (CA) and Kern (CA). 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 Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dierks Forests, Inc. 1 | 03-081-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Little River, AR | Burns Oil Co | 2,093 ft |
| Morgan 1 | 49-011-05146 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Burns Oil Company | 456 ft |
| Viking 1 | 04-111-00537 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Burns Oil Co. | — |
| Viking 2 | 04-111-00538 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Burns Oil Co. | — |
| Viking 4 | 04-111-00540 | Orphaned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Burns Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Burns Oil Co. 1 | 04-029-39309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Burns Oil Co. | — |
| Viking 6 | 04-111-00542 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Burns Oil Co. | — |
| Viking 5 | 04-111-00541 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Burns Oil Co. | — |
| Viking 3 | 04-111-00539 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Burns Oil Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burns Oil operate?
Burns Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burns Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Burns Oil's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Burns Oil operate wells?
Burns Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (7), Arkansas (1) and Wyoming (1).
Does Burns Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Burns Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burns Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dierks Forests, Inc. 1 in Little River, AR is the deepest at 2,093 ft.
Where Burns 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, “Burns Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burns-oil-3840 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).