James L Ludwick
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James L Ludwick is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James L Ludwick operate?
James L Ludwick's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (4). Its 4 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 L Ludwick’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of James L Ludwick'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 L Ludwick operate?
By product class, 3 (75%) are oil wells and 1 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ludwick #001 in McKinley, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in McKinley (NM) and Rio Arriba (NM).
Notable wells operated by James L Ludwick
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwick #001 | 30-031-20856 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKinley, NM | James L Ludwick | 99,999 ft |
| Federal 8 #004 | 30-031-05321 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKinley, NM | James L Ludwick | 99,999 ft |
| M And M #001 | 30-039-22958 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | James L Ludwick | 2,910 ft |
| Ludwick #003 | 30-031-20872 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKinley, NM | James L Ludwick | 2,220 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James L Ludwick operate?
James L Ludwick is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James L Ludwick's wells are still active?
0 of James L Ludwick's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does James L Ludwick operate wells?
James L Ludwick is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (4).
Does James L Ludwick operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of James L Ludwick's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James L Ludwick's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ludwick #001 in McKinley, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where James L Ludwick'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 L Ludwick — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-l-ludwick-8501 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).