Burton Fork Oil
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Burton Fork Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (50%) are active, 3 (38%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
4
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 50%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burton Fork Oil operate?
Burton Fork Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Fork Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
50% of Burton Fork Oil's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Burton Fork Oil operate?
By product class, 7 (88%) 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 Debord, D M 3 in Morgan, KY at 2,048 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (KY) and Magoffin (KY).
Notable wells operated by Burton Fork Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debord, D M 3 | KGS record 81285 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | 2,048 ft |
| Debord, D M 6 | KGS record 81286 | Other status | Other type | Morgan, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | 1,901 ft |
| Debord, D M 7 | KGS record 81287 | Active | Oil | Morgan, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | 1,825 ft |
| Mccormick, Ben 2 | KGS record 49283 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | 1,156 ft |
| Mccormick, Ben 6 | KGS record 49296 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | — |
| Mccormick, Ben 3 | KGS record 49272 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | — |
| Mccormick, Ben 7 | KGS record 49270 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | — |
| Mccormick, Ben 4 | KGS record 49271 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Burton Fork Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burton Fork Oil operate?
Burton Fork Oil is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burton Fork Oil's wells are still active?
4 of Burton Fork Oil's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Burton Fork Oil operate wells?
Burton Fork Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Burton Fork Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Burton Fork Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burton Fork Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Debord, D M 3 in Morgan, KY is the deepest at 2,048 ft.
Where Burton Fork 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, “Burton Fork Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burton-fork-oil-104544 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).