J Willis Hughes
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
J Willis Hughes is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 31 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 31 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
0
Plugged
31
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 31 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does J Willis Hughes operate?
J Willis Hughes's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Mississippi (31). Its 31 Mississippi wells are 0.1% of the 34,924 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 Willis Hughes’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of J Willis Hughes's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does J Willis Hughes operate?
By product class, 6 (19%) 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 Weston Lumber Co 2 2 in Hancock, MS at 11,443 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hancock (MS), Issaquena (MS), Jefferson (MS), Holmes (MS) and Adams (MS).
Notable wells operated by J Willis Hughes
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Lumber Co 2 2 | 23-045-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 11,443 ft |
| Weston Lumber Co 1 1 | 23-045-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 11,320 ft |
| State Of Mississippi 1 1 | 23-045-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 10,949 ft |
| State Of Mississippi 3 3 | 23-045-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 10,006 ft |
| Weissinger Lbr 1 1 | 23-055-00066 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Issaquena, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 8,508 ft |
| Merchant Natl Bank & Tr 1 1 | 23-055-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Issaquena, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 7,011 ft |
| W J Colbert Etal 1 1 | 23-063-00289 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 6,505 ft |
| R S Russ Etal 1 1 | 23-045-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 6,315 ft |
| Delta Foundation Et Al 1 1 | 23-051-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Holmes, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 6,051 ft |
| International Paper Co.-Alexander # 1 # 1 | 23-045-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, MS | J. Willis Hughes | 5,404 ft |
| Tyler-Green Unit 1 1 | 23-063-00302 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, MS | J. Willis Hughes | — |
| Ogden 1 1 | 23-001-20786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | J. Willis Hughes | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does J Willis Hughes operate?
J Willis Hughes is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of J Willis Hughes's wells are still active?
0 of J Willis Hughes's catalogued wells are active; 31 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does J Willis Hughes operate wells?
J Willis Hughes is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (31).
Does J Willis Hughes operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of J Willis Hughes's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is J Willis Hughes's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Weston Lumber Co 2 2 in Hancock, MS is the deepest at 11,443 ft.
Where J Willis Hughes'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 Willis Hughes — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/j-willis-hughes-137022 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).