James Drilling
Operator of record for 489 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: JAMES DRILLING CO. · JAMES DRILLING CO., INC. · JAMES DRILLING CORP · JAMES DRILLING CORPORATION
At a glance
James Drilling is the operator of record for 489 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 183 (37%) are active, 234 (48%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 336 wells (69% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
489
Active
183
Plugged
234
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 336 |
| Pennsylvania | 120 |
| Ohio | 30 |
| West Virginia | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 223
- Gas wells
- 106
- Shut-in
- 18
- Active share
- 37%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James Drilling operate?
James Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Louisiana (336), Pennsylvania (120), Ohio (30) and West Virginia (3). Its 336 Louisiana wells are 0.1% 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 James Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
37% of James Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 18 wells (4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does James Drilling operate?
By product class, 223 (46%) are oil wells and 106 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Chelette Etal 1 in Grant, LA at 4,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Grant (LA), La Salle (LA) and Ashtabula (OH). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by James Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelette Etal 1 | 17-043-20548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | James Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,500 ft |
| Wx E Rd Sub;cavenham G 002 | 17-059-24511 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | James Drilling Co., Inc. | 4,000 ft |
| Romanowski Thomas S Etux 1 | 34-007-21883 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,990 ft |
| Weston C& R& Wohgamuth H 1 | 34-007-20192 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,963 ft |
| Powers Emery 1-B | 34-007-20113 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,947 ft |
| Helton Madge 1 | 34-007-20122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,932 ft |
| Taylor J& M Etal 1 | 34-007-20194 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,925 ft |
| Woodard Gary L & Sharon L 1 | 34-007-21019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,880 ft |
| Lindholm-Baker Unit 1-C | 34-007-20138 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,880 ft |
| Holt Robert Etux 1 | 34-007-20918 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,876 ft |
| Mueller Conrad B 2 | 34-007-20329 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,835 ft |
| Wiese Barbara Ann 1 | 34-007-20788 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | James Drilling Corp | 3,821 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James Drilling operate?
James Drilling is the operator of record for 489 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (336). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James Drilling's wells are still active?
183 of James Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 234 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does James Drilling operate wells?
James Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (336), Pennsylvania (120), Ohio (30) and West Virginia (3).
Does James Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
223 of James Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 106 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Chelette Etal 1 in Grant, LA is the deepest at 4,500 ft.
Where James Drilling'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 Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-drilling-75442 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).