Jb Drilling
Operator of record for 42 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J B DRILLING CO · J B DRILLING CO, INC · J B DRILLING COMPANY INC · J B Drilling Co · …
At a glance
Jb Drilling is the operator of record for 42 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 27 (64%) are active, 10 (24%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 34 wells (81% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
42
Active
27
Plugged
10
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 34 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 26
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 64%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jb Drilling operate?
Jb Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Oklahoma (34), Kentucky (5), Illinois (2) and Arkansas (1). Its 34 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Jb Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
64% of Jb Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 35 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 24% 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 Jb Drilling operate?
By product class, 3 (7%) are oil wells and 26 (62%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Avery Nancy 1 in Hamilton, IL at 3,365 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hamilton (IL), Saline (IL), Henderson (KY), Crawford (AR), Mclean (KY) and Union (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Jb Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Nancy 1 | 12-065-00928 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | J. B. Drilling Co. | 3,365 ft |
| Elsner, Gus 1 | 12-165-03402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | J. B. Drilling Co. | 2,946 ft |
| Culver Heirs 3 | 16-101-01384 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Henderson, KY | J B Drilling Co, Inc | 2,669 ft |
| Hightower 1-12 | 03-033-10222 | Other status | Gas | Crawford, AR | J B Drilling Co | 2,600 ft |
| Griffin, Otis L 1 | 16-149-03585 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mclean, KY | J B Drilling Co | 2,442 ft |
| Brown, Vernon 1 | 16-101-01383 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | J B Drilling Co, Inc | 2,307 ft |
| Brown, Vernon 1b | 16-101-06894 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | J B Drilling Co, Inc | 2,276 ft |
| Taylor, Katherine 1 | 16-225-00416 | Active | Oil | Union, KY | J B Drilling Co, Inc | 2,169 ft |
| Hope #2-4 | 35-077-20961 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Latimer, OK | J B Drilling Company Inc | — |
| C.T. Tucker #1-4 | 35-079-20582 | Active | Other type | Leflore, OK | J B Drilling Company Inc | — |
| Z-Joe #1-29 | 35-079-21396 | Active | Gas | Leflore, OK | J B Drilling Company Inc | — |
| French #4-4 | 35-079-20945 | Other status | Other type | Leflore, OK | J B Drilling Company Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jb Drilling operate?
Jb Drilling is the operator of record for 42 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jb Drilling's wells are still active?
27 of Jb Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Jb Drilling operate wells?
Jb Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (34), Kentucky (5), Illinois (2) and Arkansas (1).
Does Jb Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Jb Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 26 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jb Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Avery Nancy 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 3,365 ft.
Where Jb 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, “Jb Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jb-drilling-11642 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).