Cunningham James
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cunningham James is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (21%) are active, 11 (79%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
3
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cunningham James operate?
Cunningham James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (14). Its 14 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 Cunningham James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Cunningham James's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cunningham James operate?
By product class, 8 (57%) 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 Atwell, Rosco 1 in Barren, KY at 2,274 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barren (KY) and Allen (KY).
Notable wells operated by Cunningham James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwell, Rosco 1 | 16-009-02003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 2,274 ft |
| Atwood, J R 1 | 16-009-02004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 605 ft |
| Arterburn, Vinnie 1 | 16-009-02002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 480 ft |
| Atwood, Roger 1 | 16-009-02005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 425 ft |
| Harston, Jim 2 | KGS record 68547 | Active | Oil | Allen, KY | Cunningham, James | 420 ft |
| Smith, S K 2 | 16-009-02885 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 366 ft |
| Smith, S K 3 | KGS record 64518 | Active | Oil | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 295 ft |
| Smith, S K 1 | KGS record 65067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 265 ft |
| Smith, S K 14 | KGS record 65050 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 251 ft |
| Smith, S K 15 | KGS record 64511 | Active | Oil | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 240 ft |
| Smith, S K 3 | KGS record 64515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 240 ft |
| Smith, S K 1 | KGS record 65065 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barren, KY | Cunningham, James | 234 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cunningham James operate?
Cunningham James is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cunningham James's wells are still active?
3 of Cunningham James's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cunningham James operate wells?
Cunningham James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (14).
Does Cunningham James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Cunningham James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cunningham James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Atwell, Rosco 1 in Barren, KY is the deepest at 2,274 ft.
Where Cunningham 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, “Cunningham James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cunningham-james-98264 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).