James H Elison
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James H Elison is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James H Elison operate?
James H Elison's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (14). Its 14 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 James H Elison’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of James H Elison's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does James H Elison operate?
By product class, 14 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by James H Elison
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooten 1 | 04-029-26680 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 11 | 04-029-26691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 10 | 04-029-26690 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 3 | 04-029-26683 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 7 | 04-029-26687 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 4 | 04-029-26684 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 2WW | 04-029-26682 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 9 | 04-029-26689 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Water Probe 8 | 04-029-26679 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 6 | 04-029-26686 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 2 | 04-029-26681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
| Wooten 8 | 04-029-26688 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | James H. Elison | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James H Elison operate?
James H Elison is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James H Elison's wells are still active?
0 of James H Elison's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does James H Elison operate wells?
James H Elison is the operator of record for wells in California (14).
Does James H Elison operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of James H Elison's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where James H Elison'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 H Elison — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-h-elison-7917 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).