James T Norris Drilling
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James T Norris Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (10%) are active, 6 (60%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James T Norris Drilling operate?
James T Norris Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (10). Its 10 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 T Norris Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of James T Norris Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does James T Norris Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (50%) 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 Littrell, Earl 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,572 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Todd (KY), Henry (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).
Notable wells operated by James T Norris Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littrell, Earl 1 | 16-053-00039 | Active | Gas | Clinton, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 1,572 ft |
| Beard, Jack 4b | 16-053-00048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 1,515 ft |
| Stockton, Claude 1 | 16-053-00042 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 1,450 ft |
| Thrasher, Dr H P 1n | 16-057-01681 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 1,421 ft |
| Beard, Jack A2 | 16-053-00046 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 1,325 ft |
| Brown, J K 2a | 16-053-00041 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 1,325 ft |
| Beard, Jack 1 | 16-053-00032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 1,206 ft |
| Sullivan, Oscar 1 | KGS record 54769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Todd, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 921 ft |
| Norris, Jimmy | KGS record 73847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henry, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | 572 ft |
| Kinnaird, Joe 4 | 16-169-02181 | Other status | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | James T Norris Drilling Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James T Norris Drilling operate?
James T Norris Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James T Norris Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of James T Norris Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does James T Norris Drilling operate wells?
James T Norris Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10).
Does James T Norris Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of James T Norris Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James T Norris Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Littrell, Earl 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,572 ft.
Where James T Norris 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 T Norris Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-t-norris-drilling-67795 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).