Jobe James L
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Jobe James L is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (75%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jobe James L operate?
Jobe James L's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (8). Its 8 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Jobe James L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Jobe James L's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Jobe James L operate?
By product class, 4 (50%) 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 Smith - Jones 1 in Franklin, IL at 4,755 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL), Jefferson (IL) and Williamson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Jobe James L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith - Jones 1 | 12-055-23111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Jobe, James L. | 4,755 ft |
| Cook 1 | 12-055-01743 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Jobe, James L. | 4,750 ft |
| Jones 1 | 12-055-23343 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Jobe, James L. | 4,700 ft |
| Neal 4 | 12-055-23358 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Jobe, James L. | 4,150 ft |
| Drennan 1 | 12-081-23977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Jobe, James L. | 4,075 ft |
| Clark, S. 1 | 12-199-23267 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williamson, IL | Jobe, James L. | 2,475 ft |
| Neal 3 | 12-055-23069 | Other status | Other type | Franklin, IL | Jobe, James L. | 0 ft |
| Moore, Herman 1 | 12-055-02213 | Other status | Other type | Franklin, IL | Jobe, James L. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jobe James L operate?
Jobe James L is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jobe James L's wells are still active?
0 of Jobe James L's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jobe James L operate wells?
Jobe James L is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8).
Does Jobe James L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Jobe James L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jobe James L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith - Jones 1 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 4,755 ft.
Where Jobe James L'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, “Jobe James L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jobe-james-l-66615 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).