Gray James A
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gray James A is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (25%) are active, 6 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
2
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gray James A operate?
Gray James A's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (8). Its 8 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 Gray James A’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Gray James A's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gray James A operate?
By product class, 5 (63%) are oil wells and 1 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brother - Russell Community 1 in Clay, IL at 3,921 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clay (IL), Fayette (IL) and Effingham (IL).
Notable wells operated by Gray James A
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brother - Russell Community 1 | 12-025-25192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Gray, James A. | 3,921 ft |
| Brown 2 | 12-025-25544 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Gray, James A. | 3,828 ft |
| Routt 3 | 12-025-25127 | Active | Oil | Clay, IL | Gray, James A. | 3,359 ft |
| Wills-Anderson 1 | 12-051-25123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, IL | Gray, James A. | 3,202 ft |
| Brown 1 | 12-025-25522 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Gray, James A. | 3,193 ft |
| Donaldson, Vera 1 | 12-049-22614 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Effingham, IL | Gray, James A. | 1,920 ft |
| Dunaway 4 | 12-051-25230 | Active | Oil | Fayette, IL | Gray, James A. | 1,652 ft |
| Doty 1 | 12-051-25122 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Fayette, IL | Gray, James A. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gray James A operate?
Gray James A is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gray James A's wells are still active?
2 of Gray James A's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gray James A operate wells?
Gray James A is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8).
Does Gray James A operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Gray James A's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gray James A's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brother - Russell Community 1 in Clay, IL is the deepest at 3,921 ft.
Where Gray James A'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, “Gray James A — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gray-james-a-93957 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).