James S Anderson
Operator of record for 46 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James S Anderson is the operator of record for 46 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 19 (41%) are active, 21 (46%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 46 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
46
Active
19
Plugged
21
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 46 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 37
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 41%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James S Anderson operate?
James S Anderson's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (46). Its 46 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 S Anderson’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
41% of James S Anderson's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 46% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does James S Anderson operate?
By product class, 37 (80%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by James S Anderson
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Coalinga 2 | 04-019-03998 | Other status | Injection | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Continental 6 | 04-019-00263 | Other status | Injection | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Continental 9 | 04-019-00265 | Shut-in | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Continental W-1 | 04-019-06467 | Other status | Other type | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Coalinga Eight 1 | 04-019-04002 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Union-Cencal 1 | 04-019-20660 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Lease by James S. Anderson 14 | 04-019-00446 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Lease by James S. Anderson 15 | 04-019-00447 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Lease by James S. Anderson 18 | 04-019-00450 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Lease by James S. Anderson 20 | 04-019-00451 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| Isabella 21 | 04-019-25206 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
| National 2 | 04-019-00425 | Active | Oil | Fresno, CA | James S. Anderson | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James S Anderson operate?
James S Anderson is the operator of record for 46 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (46). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James S Anderson's wells are still active?
19 of James S Anderson's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does James S Anderson operate wells?
James S Anderson is the operator of record for wells in California (46).
Does James S Anderson operate mostly oil or gas wells?
37 of James S Anderson's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where James S Anderson'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 S Anderson — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-s-anderson-3436 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).