Francis Joseph
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Francis Joseph is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Francis Joseph operate?
Francis Joseph's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Mississippi (14). Its 14 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Francis Joseph’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Francis Joseph'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 Francis Joseph operate?
By product class, 2 (14%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS), Franklin (MS) and Wilkinson (MS).
Notable wells operated by Francis Joseph
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles 1 1 | 23-001-00646 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A S-1 S-1 | 23-001-00652 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A 5-1 5-1 | 23-001-20058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| USA C-2 C-2 | 23-037-00222 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| USA-C 7 7 | 23-037-00227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A-Graves -26-7 2 2 | 23-037-00235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A 38-16 1 1 | 23-037-00945 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A 36-3 1 1 | 23-037-20281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A 37-8 1 1 | 23-037-20339 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A 36-4 1 1 | 23-037-20346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| U S A 36-3 2 2 | 23-037-20380 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
| USA-Ashley Unit J-1 J-1 | 23-157-00220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Francis, Joseph | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Francis Joseph operate?
Francis Joseph is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Francis Joseph's wells are still active?
0 of Francis Joseph's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Francis Joseph operate wells?
Francis Joseph is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (14).
Does Francis Joseph operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Francis Joseph's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Francis Joseph'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, “Francis Joseph — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/francis-joseph-136823 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).