Gillespie John M
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gillespie John M is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gillespie John M operate?
Gillespie John M's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Arkansas (3). Its 3 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Gillespie John M’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Gillespie John M'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 Gillespie John M operate?
By product class, 3 (100%) 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 Placid Oil Co 1 in Lafayette, AR at 10,371 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR) and Columbia (AR).
Notable wells operated by Gillespie John M
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placid Oil Co 1 | 03-073-10947 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Gillespie, John M | 10,371 ft |
| Young, J. M. 1 | 03-027-10947 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Gillespie, John M | 4,803 ft |
| Placid Oil Co 1-A | 03-073-11104 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Gillespie, John M | 3,500 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gillespie John M operate?
Gillespie John M is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gillespie John M's wells are still active?
0 of Gillespie John M's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gillespie John M operate wells?
Gillespie John M is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (3).
Does Gillespie John M operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Gillespie John M's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gillespie John M's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Placid Oil Co 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 10,371 ft.
Where Gillespie John M'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, “Gillespie John M — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gillespie-john-m-138590 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).