J & K Operating
Operator of record for 76 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J & K OPERATING CO LLC · J & K Operating Company, Inc.
At a glance
J & K Operating is the operator of record for 76 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 55 (72%) are active, 17 (22%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 65 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
76
Active
55
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 65 |
| California | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 63
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 72%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does J & K Operating operate?
J & K Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (65) and California (11). Its 65 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 & K Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
72% of J & K Operating's catalogued wells are active, 44 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does J & K Operating operate?
By product class, 63 (83%) are oil wells and 2 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Kern (CA) and Nowata (OK). 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 & K Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jade Kern Project 7 | 04-029-38694 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Empire 5 | 04-029-38687 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Empire 2 | 04-029-38685 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Minnie Fry #2 | 35-105-26368 | Active | Other type | Nowata, OK | J & K Operating Co LLC | — |
| Glass-Paxton #7 | 35-105-27770 | Active | Oil | Nowata, OK | J & K Operating Co LLC | — |
| Empire 3 | 04-029-38686 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Jade Kern Project 4 | 04-029-38691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Jade Kern Project 1 | 04-029-38688 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Jade Kern Project 6 | 04-029-38693 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Jade Kern Project 2 | 04-029-38689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Jade Kern Project 3 | 04-029-38690 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J & K Operating Company, Inc. | — |
| Glass-Paxton #8 | 35-105-27771 | Active | Oil | Nowata, OK | J & K Operating Co LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does J & K Operating operate?
J & K Operating is the operator of record for 76 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (65). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of J & K Operating's wells are still active?
55 of J & K Operating's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does J & K Operating operate wells?
J & K Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (65) and California (11).
Does J & K Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
63 of J & K Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where J & K 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 & K Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/j-k-operating-6571 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).