Ja Harper
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ja Harper is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 15 (88%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ja Harper operate?
Ja Harper's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (17). Its 17 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Ja Harper’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ja Harper's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% 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 Ja Harper operate?
By product class, 4 (24%) 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 L E Golsby Sr 001 in Franklin, LA at 5,595 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (LA), Richland (LA) and Caddo (LA).
Notable wells operated by Ja Harper
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L E Golsby Sr 001 | 17-041-00376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 5,595 ft |
| W W Wright Estate 001 | 17-041-00369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 5,060 ft |
| J R Hammons A-1 | 17-041-00261 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 4,975 ft |
| Baker Estate 001 | 17-041-00233 | Orphaned | Other type | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 4,890 ft |
| Mceachard 001 | 17-041-00195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 4,120 ft |
| C T Munholland Etal 001 | 17-083-00540 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | J. A. Harper | 3,753 ft |
| T C Clanton Etal 001 | 17-041-00126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 3,662 ft |
| M P Merritt A A-2 | 17-041-00145 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 3,639 ft |
| May Unit 001 | 17-083-00539 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | J. A. Harper | 3,448 ft |
| Thomas Burke 001 | 17-083-00662 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, LA | J. A. Harper | 3,315 ft |
| Drexler Estate 004 | 17-041-00189 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | J. A. Harper | 3,300 ft |
| H M Barfield 001 | 17-017-00148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | J. A. Harper | 3,232 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ja Harper operate?
Ja Harper is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ja Harper's wells are still active?
0 of Ja Harper's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ja Harper operate wells?
Ja Harper is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (17).
Does Ja Harper operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Ja Harper's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ja Harper's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, L E Golsby Sr 001 in Franklin, LA is the deepest at 5,595 ft.
Where Ja Harper'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, “Ja Harper — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ja-harper-78031 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).