Ellis James C
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ELLIS, JAMES C · ELLIS, JAMES C.
At a glance
Ellis James C is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (13%) are active, 11 (35%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 31 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
4
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 31 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ellis James C operate?
Ellis James C's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (31). Its 31 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 Ellis James C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Ellis James C's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ellis James C operate?
By product class, 5 (16%) 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 Cole, J H 1 in Daviess, KY at 1,942 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Mclean (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Henderson (KY) and Ohio (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ellis James C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole, J H 1 | 16-059-06523 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ellis, James C | 1,942 ft |
| Ellis, J C (Jolly) 5 | 16-059-01018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ellis, James C | 1,582 ft |
| Beard Heirs 4 | KGS record 3003188 | Active | Oil | Mclean, KY | Ellis, James C | 1,191 ft |
| Johnson, Allen 3 | KGS record 3002895 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | Ellis, James C. | 1,140 ft |
| Hite, Roy E 1 | 16-059-05106 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Ellis, James C | 1,012 ft |
| Ray, James 1 | KGS record 3004948 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Ellis, James C | 866 ft |
| Rothert, Otto 1 | KGS record 88396 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Ellis, James C | 858 ft |
| Priest, Fernando 1 | KGS record 3004104 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Ellis, James C | 709 ft |
| Daniel, Jane 14 | KGS record 3003666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ellis, James C | 660 ft |
| Gossett, B. L. 9 | KGS record 3003152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ellis, James C. | 650 ft |
| Mosley, Ira 1 | KGS record 3003532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ellis, James C | 633 ft |
| Daniels, Jane 13 | KGS record 3003665 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Ellis, James C | 626 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ellis James C operate?
Ellis James C is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ellis James C's wells are still active?
4 of Ellis James C's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ellis James C operate wells?
Ellis James C is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (31).
Does Ellis James C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Ellis James C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ellis James C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cole, J H 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,942 ft.
Where Ellis James C'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, “Ellis James C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ellis-james-c-68230 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).