John L Sowers
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John L Sowers is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim John L Sowers to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does John L Sowers operate?
John L Sowers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (8). Its 8 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 John L Sowers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John L Sowers's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does John L Sowers operate?
By product class, 5 (63%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by John L Sowers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Anderson 1 | 04-029-08416 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
| Signal Bowman 1 | 04-029-08417 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
| Gladys Nickel 1 | 04-029-08420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
| Bowman 1 | 04-029-00671 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
| Fruitvale Community 2 | 04-029-50240 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
| Anderson 1-26 | 04-029-63748 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
| Fruitvale Community 4 | 04-029-51923 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
| Bowman 1-26 | 04-029-63749 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | John L. Sowers | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John L Sowers operate?
John L Sowers is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John L Sowers's wells are still active?
0 of John L Sowers's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does John L Sowers operate wells?
John L Sowers is the operator of record for wells in California (8).
Does John L Sowers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of John L Sowers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where John L Sowers'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, “John L Sowers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-l-sowers-12969 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).