Blanton James M
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Blanton James M is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Blanton James M operate?
Blanton James M's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: West Virginia (3). Its 3 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Blanton James M’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Blanton James M's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Blanton James M operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (67%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Blanton James M
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backus, Miriam N-1 | 47-067-00559 | Orphaned | Gas | Nicholas, WV | Blanton, James M. | — |
| Clonch Industries Inc Backus 2 | 47-067-00921 | Orphaned | Gas | Nicholas, WV | Blanton, James M. | — |
| Clonch Industries, Inc. Backus 2 | 47-067-00868 | Other status | Other type | Nicholas, WV | Blanton, James M. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Blanton James M operate?
Blanton James M is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Blanton James M's wells are still active?
0 of Blanton James M's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Blanton James M operate wells?
Blanton James M is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (3).
Does Blanton James M operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Blanton James M's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Blanton James M'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, “Blanton James M — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/blanton-james-m-143223 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).