Ja Smith
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ja Smith is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ja Smith operate?
Ja Smith's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (10). Its 10 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Smith’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ja Smith's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% 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 Smith operate?
By product class, 10 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Orange (CA), Los Angeles (CA) and Kern (CA).
Notable wells operated by Ja Smith
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by J.A. Smith 1 | 04-059-03291 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Hasley 1 | 04-037-11706 | Orphaned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Mccain 1 | 04-059-06022 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Lease by J.A. Smith 14 | 04-037-16364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Italo-Brunson 1 | 04-037-16366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Italo-Brunson 3 | 04-037-16367 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Julian 16 | 04-037-16369 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Lease by J.A. Smith 15 | 04-037-16365 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| Jameson-Petroleum 16 | 04-037-16368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
| J.A. Smith-S.P. 1 | 04-029-06691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | J.A. Smith | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ja Smith operate?
Ja Smith is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ja Smith's wells are still active?
0 of Ja Smith's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ja Smith operate wells?
Ja Smith is the operator of record for wells in California (10).
Does Ja Smith operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Ja Smith's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Ja Smith'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 Smith — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ja-smith-3552 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).