J & H Oil
Operator of record for 138 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J & H OIL CO · J & H OIL COMPANY · J & H OIL, INC · J & H Oil Co. · …
At a glance
J & H Oil is the operator of record for 138 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 16 (12%) are active, 106 (77%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 61 wells (44% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
138
Active
16
Plugged
106
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 61 |
| Illinois | 40 |
| Kansas | 30 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 46
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does J & H Oil operate?
J & H Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (61), Illinois (40), Kansas (30) and Louisiana (7). Its 61 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 J & H Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of J & H Oil's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does J & H Oil operate?
By product class, 46 (33%) 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 Moore, Rick 1 in Wayne, IL at 4,175 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL) and White (IL). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by J & H Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, Rick 1 | 12-191-30440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | J & H Oil Company | 4,175 ft |
| Gray 2-A | 12-193-30197 | Active | Oil | White, IL | J & H Oil Company | 4,021 ft |
| Glaze Estate 3-A | 12-193-29875 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | J & H Oil Company | 4,000 ft |
| Ralston, Claudie I. 1 | 12-191-28760 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,970 ft |
| Ralston, Claudie 1-A | 12-191-28977 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,969 ft |
| Crawford 1 | 12-193-03915 | Active | Oil | White, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,940 ft |
| Eagleson 1 | 12-193-28655 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,906 ft |
| Crawford 3 | 12-193-00483 | Active | Oil | White, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,832 ft |
| Gray 5-A | 12-193-30010 | Active | Oil | White, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,700 ft |
| Williams, Joe G. 1 | 12-191-31850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,460 ft |
| Williams A-4 | 12-191-31763 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,390 ft |
| McNeil, Ray 1 | 12-191-32025 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | J & H Oil Company | 3,370 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does J & H Oil operate?
J & H Oil is the operator of record for 138 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (61). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of J & H Oil's wells are still active?
16 of J & H Oil's catalogued wells are active; 106 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does J & H Oil operate wells?
J & H Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (61), Illinois (40), Kansas (30) and Louisiana (7).
Does J & H Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
46 of J & H Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is J & H Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Moore, Rick 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,175 ft.
Where J & H 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 & H Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/j-h-oil-69406 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).