Kirby Oil
Operator of record for 344 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kirby Oil is the operator of record for 344 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 147 (43%) are active, 93 (27%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 344 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
344
Active
147
Plugged
93
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 344 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 237
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 93
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kirby Oil operate?
Kirby Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (344). Its 344 Louisiana wells are 0.2% 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 Kirby Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Kirby Oil's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 93 wells (27%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Kirby Oil operate?
By product class, 237 (69%) 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 J W Briggs Fee A 001 in Caddo, LA at 1,300 ft.
Notable wells operated by Kirby Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J W Briggs Fee A 001 | 17-017-25909 | Shut-in | Oil | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,300 ft |
| Pitts 001 | 17-017-26240 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,250 ft |
| Kirby Swd 002 | 17-017-25512 | Active | Injection | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,250 ft |
| J D Briggs Fee Swd 003 | 17-017-88196 | Active | Injection | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,250 ft |
| Horton B Swd 001 | 17-017-88260 | Active | Injection | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,230 ft |
| Horton B Swd 005 | 17-017-27146 | Active | Injection | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,225 ft |
| Horton B Swd 035 | 17-017-27964 | Active | Injection | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,220 ft |
| Kirby 110 | 17-017-36009 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,200 ft |
| J D Briggs Fee 069 | 17-017-36011 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,200 ft |
| J W Briggs Fee A 003 | 17-017-26195 | Shut-in | Oil | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,200 ft |
| Kirby 106 | 17-017-35960 | Active | Oil | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,200 ft |
| Kirby 102 | 17-017-35940 | Active | Oil | Caddo, LA | Kirby Oil Company | 1,200 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kirby Oil operate?
Kirby Oil is the operator of record for 344 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (344). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kirby Oil's wells are still active?
147 of Kirby Oil's catalogued wells are active; 93 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kirby Oil operate wells?
Kirby Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (344).
Does Kirby Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
237 of Kirby Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kirby Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J W Briggs Fee A 001 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 1,300 ft.
Where Kirby 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, “Kirby Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kirby-oil-75264 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).