C & J Operating
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: C & J OPERATING · C & J OPERATING CO
At a glance
C & J Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (20%) are plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does C & J Operating operate?
C & J Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 C & J Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of C & J Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does C & J Operating operate?
By product class, 9 (90%) 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 Gupton, Lizzie 6 in Green, KY at 543 ft. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by C & J Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gupton, Lizzie 6 | 16-087-00493 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | 543 ft |
| Groover, C W 5 | 16-087-00990 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating | 534 ft |
| Gentry, G T 6 | 16-087-00485 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating | 499 ft |
| Groover, C W 3 | 16-087-00489 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | 485 ft |
| Groover, C W 4 | 16-087-00490 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | 470 ft |
| Gupton, Lizzie 9 | 16-087-00496 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | 449 ft |
| Gupton, Lizzie 8 | 16-087-00495 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | 442 ft |
| Wilcoxen Heris 8b | 16-087-00505 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | 417 ft |
| Wilcoxson Heirs 7b | 16-087-00504 | Orphaned | Oil | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | 395 ft |
| Gupton, Lizzie 7 | KGS record 9470 | Other status | Other type | Green, KY | C & J Operating Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does C & J Operating operate?
C & J Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of C & J Operating's wells are still active?
0 of C & J Operating's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does C & J Operating operate wells?
C & J Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does C & J Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of C & J Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is C & J Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gupton, Lizzie 6 in Green, KY is the deepest at 543 ft.
Where C & J Operating'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, “C & J Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/c-j-operating-68476 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).