Jay Bee Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 885 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: JAY BEE OIL & GAS CO · JAY-BEE OIL & GAS, INC.
At a glance
Jay Bee Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 885 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 550 (62%) are active, 50 (6%) plugged & abandoned and 15 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 871 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
885
Active
550
Plugged
50
Orphaned
15
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 871 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 49
- Gas wells
- 591
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 62%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jay Bee Oil & Gas operate?
Jay Bee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: West Virginia (871) and Pennsylvania (14). Its 871 West Virginia wells are 0.7% of the 118,569 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 Jay Bee Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
62% of Jay Bee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 33 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 6% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 15 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Jay Bee Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 49 (6%) are oil wells and 591 (67%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ritchie (WV), Pleasants (WV) and Clinton (PA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Jay Bee Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shetler, Andy J. Groves 10 | 47-085-08568 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| McPHERSON, C. E. 4 | 47-073-01976 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pleasants, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Trippe, Thomas N., Etal Riddle 10 | 47-085-08700 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Zinn, Pauline P. Zinn 7a | 47-085-08962 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Powell, James 6 | 47-073-01985 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Hedge, Okey F., Etal 1 | 47-085-01870 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Wright, W. B. 2a | 47-085-02338 | Active | Oil | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Rinehart, H. N. - Heirs R-9b | 47-085-01270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Fordham, James 1 | 47-085-02306 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Riddle, Hartzel 5 | 47-085-02405 | Active | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| 24610 Riddle 6 | 47-085-02288 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, Inc. | — |
| Pa Sproul State Forest 8 | 37-035-20541 | Other status | Gas | Clinton, PA | Jay Bee Oil & Gas Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jay Bee Oil & Gas operate?
Jay Bee Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 885 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (871). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jay Bee Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
550 of Jay Bee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 50 are plugged & abandoned and 15 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Jay Bee Oil & Gas operate wells?
Jay Bee Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (871) and Pennsylvania (14).
Does Jay Bee Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
49 of Jay Bee Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 591 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Jay Bee Oil & Gas'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, “Jay Bee Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jay-bee-oil-gas-101585 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).