Crooks John C
Operator of record for 71 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Crooks John C is the operator of record for 71 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 71 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
71
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 71 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 56
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 56
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Crooks John C operate?
Crooks John C's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New York (71). Its 71 New York wells are 0.2% of the 46,514 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 Crooks John C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Crooks John C's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 56 wells (79%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Crooks John C operate?
By product class, 56 (79%) 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 Childs 31 in Allegany, NY at 1,600 ft.
Notable wells operated by Crooks John C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childs 31 | 31-003-66372 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,600 ft |
| Childs 29 | 31-003-66370 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,600 ft |
| Childs 30 | 31-003-66371 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,600 ft |
| Childs 33 | 31-003-66374 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,550 ft |
| Childs 34 | 31-003-66375 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,500 ft |
| Childs 35 | 31-003-66376 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,500 ft |
| Childs 39 | 31-003-66380 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,400 ft |
| Childs 38 | 31-003-66379 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,400 ft |
| Childs 37 | 31-003-66378 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,400 ft |
| Childs 19 | 31-003-66360 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,400 ft |
| Childs 5 | 31-003-66346 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,200 ft |
| Childs 10 | 31-003-66351 | Shut-in | Oil | Allegany, NY | Crooks John C. | 1,200 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Crooks John C operate?
Crooks John C is the operator of record for 71 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (71). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Crooks John C's wells are still active?
0 of Crooks John C's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Crooks John C operate wells?
Crooks John C is the operator of record for wells in New York (71).
Does Crooks John C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
56 of Crooks John C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Crooks John C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Childs 31 in Allegany, NY is the deepest at 1,600 ft.
Where Crooks John C'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, “Crooks John C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/crooks-john-c-70785 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).