James C Ellis
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: JAMES C ELLIS · JAMES C. ELLIS
At a glance
James C Ellis is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 2 (25%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James C Ellis operate?
James C Ellis's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 James C Ellis’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of James C Ellis's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does James C Ellis operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) 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 Lee, H. F. 1 in Muhlenberg, KY at 823 ft. The wells listed below sit in Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY) and Mclean (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by James C Ellis
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, H. F. 1 | KGS record 3003102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | James C. Ellis | 823 ft |
| Lee, H. F. 2 | KGS record 3002092 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | James C Ellis | 803 ft |
| Taylor, Lucinda 3 | KGS record 3003449 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | James C Ellis | 658 ft |
| Keith, Ada 18 | KGS record 3002890 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | James C. Ellis | 624 ft |
| Keith, Ada 20 | KGS record 3002892 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | James C Ellis | 611 ft |
| Funk, Kate 5 | KGS record 3003206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | James C. Ellis | 545 ft |
| Falker, A. F. 2 | KGS record 3002619 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | James C. Ellis | 126 ft |
| Livermore Motion Picture Lot 1 | KGS record 3003438 | Other status | Other type | Mclean, KY | James C Ellis | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James C Ellis operate?
James C Ellis is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James C Ellis's wells are still active?
1 of James C Ellis's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does James C Ellis operate wells?
James C Ellis is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does James C Ellis operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of James C Ellis's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James C Ellis's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lee, H. F. 1 in Muhlenberg, KY is the deepest at 823 ft.
Where James C Ellis'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 C Ellis — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-c-ellis-125744 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).