James W Briggs
Operator of record for 36 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James W Briggs is the operator of record for 36 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 29 (81%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 36 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
36
Active
0
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 36 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 28
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James W Briggs operate?
James W Briggs's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (36). Its 36 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 W Briggs’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of James W Briggs's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does James W Briggs operate?
By product class, 28 (78%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bayou State Fee 002 in Caddo, LA at 1,680 ft.
Notable wells operated by James W Briggs
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou State Fee 002 | 17-017-16862 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,680 ft |
| Hoss Fee 002 | 17-017-26262 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,250 ft |
| Bayou State Fee Swd 003 | 17-017-88204 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,250 ft |
| Hoss Fee 001 | 17-017-26141 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,250 ft |
| Blue Hole-Hoss 001 | 17-017-25688 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,200 ft |
| Blue Hole-Hoss 008 | 17-017-26755 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,200 ft |
| Hoss Fee 004 | 17-017-26427 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,200 ft |
| Blue Hole-Hoss 007 | 17-017-26746 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,200 ft |
| Bayou State Fee 003 | 17-017-22075 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,104 ft |
| Hoss Fee 016 | 17-017-30411 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,067 ft |
| Hoss Fee 009 | 17-017-26767 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,065 ft |
| Hoss Fee 015 | 17-017-30088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | James W. Briggs | 1,065 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 36 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James W Briggs operate?
James W Briggs is the operator of record for 36 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (36). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James W Briggs's wells are still active?
0 of James W Briggs's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does James W Briggs operate wells?
James W Briggs is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (36).
Does James W Briggs operate mostly oil or gas wells?
28 of James W Briggs's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James W Briggs's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bayou State Fee 002 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 1,680 ft.
Where James W Briggs'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 W Briggs — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-w-briggs-79937 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).