Davenport James
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Davenport James is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (6%) are active, 9 (56%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
1
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Davenport James operate?
Davenport James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (16). Its 16 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 Davenport James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Davenport James's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Davenport James operate?
By product class, 4 (25%) 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 Lyne, Thomas 1 in Logan, KY at 1,455 ft. The wells listed below sit in Logan (KY), Christian (KY), Todd (KY) and Clinton (KY).
Notable wells operated by Davenport James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyne, Thomas 1 | 16-141-00157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KY | Davenport, James | 1,455 ft |
| Thomas, Kenneth & Arlene 1 | 16-141-00027 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, KY | Davenport, James | 1,405 ft |
| Lyne, Thomas 3 | 16-141-00234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, KY | Davenport, James | 1,398 ft |
| Johnson, Don 1 | 16-047-00050 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Davenport, James | 1,185 ft |
| Pendley, Alfred E 1 | 16-219-00206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Davenport, James | 1,055 ft |
| Powell, Lucycle 1 | 16-219-00212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Davenport, James | 1,005 ft |
| Powell, O'Neal 1 | 16-219-00439 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Davenport, James | 950 ft |
| Cash, Leamon 1 | 16-053-03424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Davenport, James | 706 ft |
| Shelton, Hazel 1 | 16-219-00031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | Davenport, James | 580 ft |
| Lyne, Thomas 1a | 16-141-00236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Logan, KY | Davenport, James | 125 ft |
| Powell, Lucycle 2 | 16-219-00438 | Other status | Other type | Todd, KY | Davenport, James | — |
| Akers, Sam 1 | 16-141-00198 | Other status | Other type | Logan, KY | Davenport, James | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Davenport James operate?
Davenport James is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Davenport James's wells are still active?
1 of Davenport James's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Davenport James operate wells?
Davenport James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16).
Does Davenport James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Davenport James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Davenport James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lyne, Thomas 1 in Logan, KY is the deepest at 1,455 ft.
Where Davenport 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, “Davenport James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/davenport-james-100519 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).