Dunston James
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dunston James is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dunston James operate?
Dunston James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (6). Its 6 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Dunston James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dunston James's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dunston James operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) 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 Williams 1 in Jefferson, IL at 3,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL), Franklin (IL), Marion (IL) and Effingham (IL).
Notable wells operated by Dunston James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams 1 | 12-081-23284 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Dunston, James | 3,200 ft |
| Old Ben 1-CE | 12-055-02252 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Dunston, James | 2,698 ft |
| Hall Chemical 1-E | 12-055-23085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Dunston, James | 2,683 ft |
| Hughes-Tri-City 2-E | 12-055-23067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Dunston, James | 2,678 ft |
| Ryan, E. 1 | 12-121-26818 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Marion, IL | Dunston, James | 2,397 ft |
| Schwengel, George 1 | 12-049-00828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Dunston, James | 1,893 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dunston James operate?
Dunston James is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dunston James's wells are still active?
0 of Dunston James's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dunston James operate wells?
Dunston James is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6).
Does Dunston James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Dunston James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dunston James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Williams 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 3,200 ft.
Where Dunston 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, “Dunston James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dunston-james-97937 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).