Driver James
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Driver James is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (43%) are active, 3 (43%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
3
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Driver James operate?
Driver James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 Driver James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Driver James's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Driver James operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) are oil wells and 2 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wood, Charles 1 in Mccreary, KY at 1,625 ft.
Notable wells operated by Driver James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood, Charles 1 | 16-147-00400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Driver, James | 1,625 ft |
| Wood, Charles 4 | 16-147-00041 | Active | Gas | Mccreary, KY | Driver, James | 1,565 ft |
| Creekmore, J C 1 | 16-147-00320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Driver, James | 1,525 ft |
| Wood, Charles 2 | 16-147-00040 | Active | Gas | Mccreary, KY | Driver, James | 1,310 ft |
| Davis, Charles & Kathleen 1 | 16-147-00321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Driver, James | 1,085 ft |
| Dolan, Joe 3 | 16-147-00322 | Active | Oil | Mccreary, KY | Driver, James | 834 ft |
| Wood, Charles 3 | 16-147-00147 | Other status | Other type | Mccreary, KY | Driver, James | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Driver James operate?
Driver James is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Driver James's wells are still active?
3 of Driver James's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Driver James operate wells?
Driver James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Driver James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Driver James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Driver James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wood, Charles 1 in Mccreary, KY is the deepest at 1,625 ft.
Where Driver 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, “Driver James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/driver-james-104536 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).