J & J Operating
Operator of record for 161 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J & J OPERATING INC · J & J OPERATING LLC · J & J Operating, LLC
At a glance
J & J Operating is the operator of record for 161 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 92 (57%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 63 wells (39% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
161
Active
0
Plugged
92
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 63 |
| Ohio | 55 |
| Oklahoma | 43 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 98
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does J & J Operating operate?
J & J Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (63), Ohio (55) and Oklahoma (43). Its 55 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 & J Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of J & J Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.6%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does J & J Operating operate?
By product class, 98 (61%) are oil wells and 1 (0.6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Gerdman Paul J 2 in Putnam, OH at 1,990 ft. The wells listed below sit in Putnam (OH), Van Wert (OH), Osage (KS), Hancock (OH) and Allen (OH). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by J & J Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdman Paul J 2 | 34-137-20059 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Putnam, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,990 ft |
| Long Robert 2 | 34-161-20164 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,820 ft |
| Bingham 1 | 15-139-20095 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Osage, KS | J & J Operating, LLC | 1,820 ft |
| Shrider Pauline 1 | 34-161-20194 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,814 ft |
| Fry Harold 1a | 34-063-20228 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hancock, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,542 ft |
| Barber Stanley 1 | 34-003-20116 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,332 ft |
| Kieser Er & Mm 1 | 34-003-20117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,329 ft |
| Tribolet Lawrence 1 | 34-161-20110 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,325 ft |
| Hire Susan O 1 | 34-161-20124 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,316 ft |
| Begg John H C 1 | 34-003-20115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allen, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,314 ft |
| Mcginnis E John 3 | 34-161-20185 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,313 ft |
| Pine Cone Farms Inc 1 | 34-161-20136 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Wert, OH | J & J Operating Inc | 1,305 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does J & J Operating operate?
J & J Operating is the operator of record for 161 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (63). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of J & J Operating's wells are still active?
0 of J & J Operating's catalogued wells are active; 92 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does J & J Operating operate wells?
J & J Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (63), Ohio (55) and Oklahoma (43).
Does J & J Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
98 of J & J Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is J & J Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gerdman Paul J 2 in Putnam, OH is the deepest at 1,990 ft.
Where J & J Operating'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 & J Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/j-j-operating-7552 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).