J3 Natural Resources
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J 3 NATURAL RESOURCES · J3 NATURAL RESOURCES · J3 NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC
At a glance
J3 Natural Resources is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (15%) are active, 8 (62%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
2
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does J3 Natural Resources operate?
J3 Natural Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 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 J3 Natural Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of J3 Natural Resources's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does J3 Natural Resources operate?
By product class, 3 (23%) 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 Foster, Gleason 3 - J3 in Wayne, KY at 2,300 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (KY) and Clinton (KY). 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 J3 Natural Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, Gleason 3 - J3 | 16-231-01547 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources | 2,300 ft |
| Foster, Gleason Foster 3kr | 16-231-01555 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 2,000 ft |
| Foster, Gleason 1pj3-Kr | 16-231-01552 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources | 1,985 ft |
| Gardner, Charles 1k | 16-053-07552 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 1,906 ft |
| Foster, Gleason Foster 6kr | 16-231-01557 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 1,000 ft |
| Foster, Gleason Fj3 # 2 | 16-231-01561 | Orphaned | Other type | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 652 ft |
| Foster, Gleason Foster 5kr | 16-231-01556 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 620 ft |
| Foster, Gleason Fj3#1r | 16-231-01553 | Active | Oil | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 570 ft |
| Foster, Gleason Foster 2kr | 16-231-01559 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 380 ft |
| Gardner, Charles 1 Igr | 16-053-07554 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | 0 ft |
| Wallace, Warren 1 Igr | 16-053-07550 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | J3 Natural Resources, LLC | — |
| Foster 1-J3r | KGS record 3006041 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, KY | J 3 Natural Resources | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does J3 Natural Resources operate?
J3 Natural Resources is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of J3 Natural Resources's wells are still active?
2 of J3 Natural Resources's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does J3 Natural Resources operate wells?
J3 Natural Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).
Does J3 Natural Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of J3 Natural Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is J3 Natural Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Foster, Gleason 3 - J3 in Wayne, KY is the deepest at 2,300 ft.
Where J3 Natural Resources'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, “J3 Natural Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/j3-natural-resources-69609 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).