James B Read Operating
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James B Read Operating is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (11%) are active, 14 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
2
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 11%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James B Read Operating operate?
James B Read Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (18). Its 18 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 James B Read Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
11% of James B Read Operating's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does James B Read Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (6%) are oil wells and 5 (28%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Baker-Smith 2-19 in Comanche, KS at 5,695 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS), Hamilton (KS), Barber (KS), Kiowa (KS) and Kingman (KS).
Notable wells operated by James B Read Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker-Smith 2-19 | 15-033-21286 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,695 ft |
| Brady 1-19 | 15-033-21397 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,680 ft |
| Schmidt 1-9 | 15-075-20847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,675 ft |
| Baker-Smith 3-19 | 15-033-21781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,600 ft |
| Baker-Smith 1-19 | 15-033-20928 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,475 ft |
| Nighswonger 'A' 1-31 | 15-007-22429 | Active | Gas | Barber, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,350 ft |
| Sutton Estate 2 | 15-007-22451 | Active | Gas | Barber, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,100 ft |
| Hoagland 1 | 15-007-22473 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barber, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 5,020 ft |
| Ed Perry-Robbins 1 | 15-097-21453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kiowa, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 4,990 ft |
| Lake Brooks 1 | 15-007-22511 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 4,840 ft |
| Hoaglund 2 | 15-007-22474 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 4,740 ft |
| Hedrick 1 | 15-095-21732 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingman, KS | James B. Read Operating, Inc. | 4,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James B Read Operating operate?
James B Read Operating is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James B Read Operating's wells are still active?
2 of James B Read Operating's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does James B Read Operating operate wells?
James B Read Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (18).
Does James B Read Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of James B Read Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James B Read Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Baker-Smith 2-19 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 5,695 ft.
Where James B Read 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, “James B Read Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-b-read-operating-89895 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).