Kidd Barron
Operator of record for 129 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KIDD, BARRON · Kidd Barron · Kidd, Barron
At a glance
Kidd Barron is the operator of record for 129 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 19 (15%) are active, 69 (53%) plugged & abandoned and 14 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 115 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
129
Active
19
Plugged
69
Orphaned
14
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 115 |
| Illinois | 10 |
| Montana | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kidd Barron operate?
Kidd Barron's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (115), Illinois (10) and Montana (4). Its 115 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 Kidd Barron’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Kidd Barron's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 53% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 14 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Kidd Barron operate?
By product class, 27 (21%) 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 L Strangford 1 in Fallon, MT at 5,057 ft. The wells listed below sit in Fallon (MT), Carter (MT), Edwards (IL), Wabash (IL), Franklin (IL) and Toole (MT) and other counties. 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 Kidd Barron
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Strangford 1 | 25-025-21028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fallon, MT | Kidd Barron | 5,057 ft |
| Federal Montana 3976 1 | 25-011-21161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter, MT | Kidd Barron | 3,330 ft |
| Addison H Cowling 2 | 12-047-01393 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Kidd, Barron | 3,095 ft |
| Koertge, Russell A. 1 | 12-047-01394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Kidd, Barron | 3,058 ft |
| Gray-Newman 6 | 12-185-01398 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wabash, IL | Kidd, Barron | 3,001 ft |
| Stalcup, H 2 | 12-055-01732 | Active | Injection | Franklin, IL | Kidd, Barron | 2,980 ft |
| H. E. Henry 1 | 25-101-21153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Kidd Barron | 2,895 ft |
| Gray, Allen "H" W-1 | 12-193-04568 | Orphaned | Injection | White, IL | Kidd, Barron | 2,861 ft |
| Crafton, Ernestine M 1 | 16-101-01429 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Kidd, Barron | 2,792 ft |
| Nash, C. J. etal 1 | 12-005-00624 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Kidd, Barron | 2,768 ft |
| Mc Donald Heirs 1 | KGS record 2039539 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Kidd, Barron | 2,700 ft |
| Dorsam Fred 1 | 12-101-00363 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Kidd, Barron | 2,605 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kidd Barron operate?
Kidd Barron is the operator of record for 129 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (115). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kidd Barron's wells are still active?
19 of Kidd Barron's catalogued wells are active; 69 are plugged & abandoned and 14 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kidd Barron operate wells?
Kidd Barron is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (115), Illinois (10) and Montana (4).
Does Kidd Barron operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Kidd Barron's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kidd Barron's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, L Strangford 1 in Fallon, MT is the deepest at 5,057 ft.
Where Kidd Barron'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, “Kidd Barron — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kidd-barron-67086 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).