Burton Enterprises
Operator of record for 54 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Burton Enterprises is the operator of record for 54 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (4%) are active, 38 (70%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 54 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
54
Active
2
Plugged
38
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 54 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burton Enterprises operate?
Burton Enterprises's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (54). Its 54 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 Burton Enterprises’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Burton Enterprises's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 70% 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 Burton Enterprises operate?
By product class, 7 (13%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Neat, Billy & Clyde Et Al 1 in Adair, KY at 3,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adair (KY), Wayne (KY), Russell (KY) and Pulaski (KY).
Notable wells operated by Burton Enterprises
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neat, Billy & Clyde Et Al 1 | 16-001-01451 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 3,000 ft |
| Bates, J F Et Al 2 | 16-231-00650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 2,400 ft |
| Spickard, Marvin 2 | 16-001-01215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,950 ft |
| Miller, Roy 1 | 16-207-00376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,925 ft |
| Renaker, Bannie 1 | 16-199-00170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Bledsoe, Kenneth 4 | 16-001-00961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,858 ft |
| Holt, Earl 1 | 16-207-00364 | Other status | Other type | Russell, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,837 ft |
| Holt, Earl 4 | 16-207-00378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,830 ft |
| Bledsoe Heirs 4 | 16-001-00982 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,830 ft |
| Spickard, Marvin 1 | 16-207-00604 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,830 ft |
| Holt, Earl 2 | 16-207-00370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,830 ft |
| Barnes, Wilbur 1 | 16-207-00377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Burton Enterprises, Inc | 1,828 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 54 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burton Enterprises operate?
Burton Enterprises is the operator of record for 54 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (54). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burton Enterprises's wells are still active?
2 of Burton Enterprises's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Burton Enterprises operate wells?
Burton Enterprises is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (54).
Does Burton Enterprises operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Burton Enterprises's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burton Enterprises's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Neat, Billy & Clyde Et Al 1 in Adair, KY is the deepest at 3,000 ft.
Where Burton Enterprises'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, “Burton Enterprises — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burton-enterprises-69416 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).