Jd Drilling
Operator of record for 1,020 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J D DRILLING COMPANY · J.D. Drilling Co.
At a glance
Jd Drilling is the operator of record for 1,020 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 561 (55%) are active, 144 (14%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 1,018 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,020
Active
561
Plugged
144
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,018 |
| Kansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,006
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 55%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jd Drilling operate?
Jd Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Ohio (1,018) and Kansas (2). Its 1,018 Ohio wells are 0.4% of the 242,052 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 Jd Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
55% of Jd Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 14% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Jd Drilling operate?
By product class, 1,006 (99%) 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 Diddle James E (Becker) 2 in Meigs, OH at 9,520 ft. 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 Jd Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diddle James E (Becker) 2 | 34-105-23498 | Other status | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 9,520 ft |
| American Electric Power 1 | 34-105-23625 | Other status | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 9,500 ft |
| Harris Jeffery & Deborah 1 | 34-105-23623 | Other status | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 9,500 ft |
| Stobart Fj 1 | 34-105-21434 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 5,585 ft |
| Pearson Roy Et Al 1 | 34-105-21471 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 5,510 ft |
| Suttle James & John 1 | 34-105-21839 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 5,169 ft |
| Theiss Charles At El Unit 3 | 34-105-21483 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 5,120 ft |
| Harris C Unit 1 | 34-105-21478 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 5,040 ft |
| Proffitt Clarence 1 | 34-105-21445 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 5,006 ft |
| Wolfe Pauline 1 | 34-105-21912 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 5,002 ft |
| Price Clarence 1 | 34-105-21431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 4,964 ft |
| Proffitt John Et Al Unit 1 | 34-105-21454 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meigs, OH | J D Drilling Company | 4,960 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jd Drilling operate?
Jd Drilling is the operator of record for 1,020 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (1,018). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jd Drilling's wells are still active?
561 of Jd Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 144 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Jd Drilling operate wells?
Jd Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (1,018) and Kansas (2).
Does Jd Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,006 of Jd Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jd Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Diddle James E (Becker) 2 in Meigs, OH is the deepest at 9,520 ft.
Where Jd 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, “Jd Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jd-drilling-71270 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).