Jd Operating
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J D OPERATING COMPANY · J D Operating Company
At a glance
Jd Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 5 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jd Operating operate?
Jd Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (5) and Oklahoma (5). Its 5 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 Jd Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Jd Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Jd Operating operate?
By product class, 3 (30%) are oil wells and 2 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Erma Smith 1 in Barber, KS at 4,402 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS), Sumner (KS), Texas (OK), Creek (OK), Dewey (OK) and Mcintosh (OK). 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 Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erma Smith 1 | 15-007-20968 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barber, KS | J D Operating Company | 4,402 ft |
| Gurley 6 | 15-191-10963 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | J D Operating Company | 3,902 ft |
| Gurley 15 | 15-191-10955 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | J D Operating Company | 3,088 ft |
| Gurley 11 | 15-191-10951 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | J D Operating Company | 3,050 ft |
| Stalnaker 3 | 15-191-21948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | J D Operating Company | 770 ft |
| Denning #1-34 | 35-139-20047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | J D Operating Company | — |
| Clift #1-A | 35-037-20415 | Other status | Other type | Creek, OK | J D Operating Company | — |
| Gilchrist #1 | 35-043-21232 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dewey, OK | J D Operating Company | — |
| Bessie Ward #1 | 35-043-21298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dewey, OK | J D Operating Company | — |
| Potts #1-14 | 35-091-20490 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mcintosh, OK | J D Operating Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jd Operating operate?
Jd Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jd Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Jd Operating's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jd Operating operate wells?
Jd Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (5) and Oklahoma (5).
Does Jd Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Jd Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jd Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Erma Smith 1 in Barber, KS is the deepest at 4,402 ft.
Where Jd Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jd-operating-7805 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).