Jw Burton
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Jw Burton is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jw Burton operate?
Jw Burton's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (6). Its 6 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Jw Burton’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Jw Burton's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Jw Burton operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) 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 Lake State 001 in Cameron, LA at 8,477 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cameron (LA) and Caddo (LA).
Notable wells operated by Jw Burton
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake State 001 | 17-023-01378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | J. W. Burton | 8,477 ft |
| Burton 001 | Serial no. 34992 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | J. W. Burton | 1,520 ft |
| J W Burton 003 | 17-017-11751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | J. W. Burton | — |
| Harrell 005 | Serial no. 7701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | J. W. Burton | — |
| Harrell 003 | Serial no. 7700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | J. W. Burton | — |
| Richardson 002 | Serial no. 990387 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | J. W. Burton | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jw Burton operate?
Jw Burton is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jw Burton's wells are still active?
0 of Jw Burton's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jw Burton operate wells?
Jw Burton is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (6).
Does Jw Burton operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Jw Burton's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jw Burton's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lake State 001 in Cameron, LA is the deepest at 8,477 ft.
Where Jw Burton'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, “Jw Burton — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jw-burton-78030 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).