J & A Oil
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J & A OIL COMPANY · J & A Oil Company
At a glance
J & A Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (7%) are active, 6 (40%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 8 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does J & A Oil operate?
J & A Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (8) and Illinois (7). Its 7 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 J & A Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of J & A Oil's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does J & A Oil operate?
By product class, 12 (80%) 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 Molt Charles 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,943 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Wabash (IL), Caddo (LA) and Crawford (IL). 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 J & A Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molt Charles 1 | 12-191-31058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | J & A Oil Company | 3,943 ft |
| Laws, Neal 1 | 12-191-30812 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | J & A Oil Company | 3,465 ft |
| Koontz 2 | 12-191-30708 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | J & A Oil Company | 3,415 ft |
| Koontz 1 | 12-191-30051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | J & A Oil Company | 3,404 ft |
| Harris-Koontz Unit 1 | 12-191-30796 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | J & A Oil Company | 3,392 ft |
| Morris Et Al Unit 1 | 12-185-27255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | J & A Oil Company | 2,767 ft |
| Fuller 001 | 17-017-25897 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | J & A Oil Company | 1,250 ft |
| Fuller Swd 001 | 17-017-88281 | Orphaned | Other type | Caddo, LA | J & A Oil Company | 1,203 ft |
| Fuller 005 | 17-017-29822 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | J & A Oil Company | 1,200 ft |
| Fuller 004 | 17-017-26296 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | J & A Oil Company | 1,076 ft |
| Wampler, Leslie 1 | 12-033-30668 | Active | Oil | Crawford, IL | J & A Oil Company | 980 ft |
| Fuller 007 | 17-017-29824 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | J & A Oil Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does J & A Oil operate?
J & A Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of J & A Oil's wells are still active?
1 of J & A Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does J & A Oil operate wells?
J & A Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (8) and Illinois (7).
Does J & A Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of J & A Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is J & A Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Molt Charles 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,943 ft.
Where J & A Oil'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, “J & A Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/j-a-oil-85502 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).