Bell Norman James
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Norman James is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (25%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Norman James operate?
Bell Norman James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (4). Its 4 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Bell Norman James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bell Norman James's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell Norman James operate?
By product class, 3 (75%) 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 Woods Realtors 1 in Woodson, KS at 500 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bell Norman James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Realtors 1 | 15-207-23427 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Woodson, KS | Bell, Norman James | 500 ft |
| Chandler Tri-State 10 | 15-207-24044 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Bell, Norman James | — |
| Kenneth Ellis 17 | 15-207-24046 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Bell, Norman James | — |
| Kenneth Ellis 18 | 15-207-24047 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Bell, Norman James | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Norman James operate?
Bell Norman James is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Norman James's wells are still active?
0 of Bell Norman James's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell Norman James operate wells?
Bell Norman James is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (4).
Does Bell Norman James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Bell Norman James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell Norman James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Woods Realtors 1 in Woodson, KS is the deepest at 500 ft.
Where Bell Norman James'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, “Bell Norman James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-norman-james-135359 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).