James M Law
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James M Law is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (80%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 9 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 9 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James M Law operate?
James M Law's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (9) and Mississippi (1). Its 9 Louisiana wells are 0.0% 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 M Law’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of James M Law's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does James M Law operate?
By product class, 1 (10%) are oil wells and 1 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Davis-Firmin Unit # 1 # 1 in Wilkinson, MS at 7,320 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wilkinson (MS), Catahoula (LA), Bossier (LA) and Caddo (LA).
Notable wells operated by James M Law
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis-Firmin Unit # 1 # 1 | 23-157-20137 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | James M. Law | 7,320 ft |
| Curry Et Al 001 | 17-025-20933 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | James M. Law | 4,500 ft |
| Lilley Mae Davis 001 | 17-015-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | James M. Law | 3,200 ft |
| Barrett-Smitherman 001 | 17-017-21962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | James M. Law | 2,819 ft |
| Huckabay Etal 001 | 17-017-21980 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | James M. Law | 2,560 ft |
| USA A 001 | 17-017-21316 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James M. Law | 2,451 ft |
| Terry-Renfrow 001 | 17-017-20653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | James M. Law | 2,425 ft |
| U S A /B/ 001 | 17-017-21455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | James M. Law | 2,409 ft |
| Sun Oil Co. 001 | 17-017-21439 | Orphaned | Gas | Caddo, LA | James M. Law | 812 ft |
| Jolley 001 | 17-017-21655 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | James M. Law | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James M Law operate?
James M Law is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James M Law's wells are still active?
0 of James M Law's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does James M Law operate wells?
James M Law is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (9) and Mississippi (1).
Does James M Law operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of James M Law's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James M Law's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Davis-Firmin Unit # 1 # 1 in Wilkinson, MS is the deepest at 7,320 ft.
Where James M Law'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 M Law — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-m-law-69888 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).