Beck James L
Operator of record for 297 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Beck James L is the operator of record for 297 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 91 (31%) are plugged & abandoned and 194 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 297 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
297
Active
0
Plugged
91
Orphaned
194
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 297 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 286
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Beck James L operate?
Beck James L's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (297). Its 297 Pennsylvania wells are 0.1% of the 224,189 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 Beck James L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Beck James L's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 194 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Beck James L operate?
By product class, 286 (96%) are oil wells and 1 (0.3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Venango (PA) and Forest (PA).
Notable wells operated by Beck James L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice W14 | 37-121-31988 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Dunn 9 | 37-121-36700 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Eagle Rock (378) 21q | 37-121-23195 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Holtz Lamb 8 | 37-121-06711 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Zuver-Holtz 1p | 37-121-21111 | Orphaned | Injection | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Kenneth W Rice W3 | 37-121-21373 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Wilhelm 7a | 37-121-21422 | Other status | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Dunn 25 | 37-121-36716 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Ralph A & Edna V Nichols 1 | 37-121-30493 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Eagle Rock (378) 18q | 37-121-23192 | Orphaned | Oil | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Beck-Burrows 10 | 37-121-01350 | Orphaned | Injection | Venango, PA | Beck James L | — |
| Grandin 2 | 37-053-24763 | Orphaned | Oil | Forest, PA | Beck James L | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Beck James L operate?
Beck James L is the operator of record for 297 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (297). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Beck James L's wells are still active?
0 of Beck James L's catalogued wells are active; 91 are plugged & abandoned and 194 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Beck James L operate wells?
Beck James L is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (297).
Does Beck James L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
286 of Beck James L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Beck James L'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, “Beck James L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/beck-james-l-72158 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).