Carter Jw
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CARTER, J W · Carter, J. W.
At a glance
Carter Jw is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (14%) are active, 6 (86%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 4 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Carter Jw operate?
Carter Jw's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (4) and Illinois (3). Its 4 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 Carter Jw’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Carter Jw's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Carter Jw operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Johnson, Warren A. 1 in White, IL at 3,201 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL), Union (KY), Henderson (KY) and Wabash (IL). 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 Carter Jw
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Warren A. 1 | 12-193-04088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Carter, J. W. | 3,201 ft |
| Fatheree Comm. 1 | 12-191-00429 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Carter, J. W. | 3,146 ft |
| Waller Estate 1 | KGS record 103790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, KY | Carter, J W | 2,996 ft |
| Hancock, M 1 | 16-101-07430 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Carter, J W | 2,690 ft |
| Walter Ida 1 | 12-185-00341 | Active | Injection | Wabash, IL | Carter, J. W. | 2,680 ft |
| Priest, J B 1 | KGS record 10740 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Carter, J W | 2,428 ft |
| Hambleton, Ella 1 | KGS record 93448 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Carter, J W | 1,126 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Carter Jw operate?
Carter Jw is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Carter Jw's wells are still active?
1 of Carter Jw's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Carter Jw operate wells?
Carter Jw is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (4) and Illinois (3).
Does Carter Jw operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Carter Jw's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Carter Jw's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Johnson, Warren A. 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,201 ft.
Where Carter Jw'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, “Carter Jw — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/carter-jw-99616 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).