Davidson James
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Davidson James is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (11%) are active, 7 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
1
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Davidson James operate?
Davidson James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (9). Its 9 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 Davidson James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of Davidson James's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Davidson James operate?
By product class, 1 (11%) are oil wells and 1 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Holt, Cora 1 in Clinton, KY at 2,220 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Cumberland (KY).
Notable wells operated by Davidson James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt, Cora 1 | 16-053-06001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Davidson, James | 2,220 ft |
| Thurman, Elmer 3a | 16-057-06809 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | 1,860 ft |
| Thurman, Elmer 1a | 16-057-06807 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | 1,804 ft |
| Huddleston, Ray 1 | 16-057-05784 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | 1,742 ft |
| Davidson, Danny 1 | 16-057-00383 | Active | Gas | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | 1,650 ft |
| Thurman, Ruth 1 | 16-057-06810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | 1,625 ft |
| Moore, Dewey 11 | 16-057-01709 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | 1,590 ft |
| Thurman, Judge Walter 1 | 16-057-06811 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | 1,555 ft |
| Thurman, Elmer 2a | 16-057-06808 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Davidson, James | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Davidson James operate?
Davidson James is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Davidson James's wells are still active?
1 of Davidson James's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Davidson James operate wells?
Davidson James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9).
Does Davidson James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Davidson James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Davidson James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Holt, Cora 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,220 ft.
Where Davidson 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, “Davidson James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/davidson-james-98820 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).