Burton William W
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Burton William W is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 11 (92%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
1
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burton William W operate?
Burton William W's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (12). Its 12 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 William W’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Burton William W's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Burton William W operate?
By product class, 4 (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 Rogers, Austusta 1 in Adair, KY at 1,814 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adair (KY) and Russell (KY).
Notable wells operated by Burton William W
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers, Austusta 1 | 16-001-02662 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,814 ft |
| Snider, Jack 1 | 16-001-02674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,750 ft |
| Kemp, Claudie 1 | 16-001-02310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,635 ft |
| Janes, Olin 2 | 16-001-02259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,615 ft |
| Janes, Olin 1 | 16-001-00449 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,593 ft |
| Keltner, Betty 1 | 16-001-02288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,525 ft |
| Keltner, Dawson 1 | 16-001-00552 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,480 ft |
| Keltner, Dawson 2 | 16-001-00448 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 1,453 ft |
| Miller, Jack 1 | 16-207-00200 | Active | Oil | Russell, KY | Burton, William W | 650 ft |
| Reece, U B 1 | 16-001-02663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 475 ft |
| Scott, Butler 1 | 16-001-02673 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 470 ft |
| Reece, Delsie 1 | 16-001-02664 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Burton, William W | 420 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burton William W operate?
Burton William W is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burton William W's wells are still active?
1 of Burton William W's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Burton William W operate wells?
Burton William W is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (12).
Does Burton William W operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Burton William W's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burton William W's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rogers, Austusta 1 in Adair, KY is the deepest at 1,814 ft.
Where Burton William W'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 William W — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burton-william-w-97974 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).