John W Thomas
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John W Thomas is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John W Thomas operate?
John W Thomas's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (24). Its 24 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 W Thomas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John W Thomas's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does John W Thomas operate?
By product class, 16 (67%) 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 Ruffin 003 in De Soto, LA at 2,998 ft. The wells listed below sit in De Soto (LA), Caddo (LA) and Sabine (LA).
Notable wells operated by John W Thomas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffin 003 | 17-031-20866 | Orphaned | Oil | De Soto, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,998 ft |
| Martin Timber Company 001 | 17-031-22374 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,990 ft |
| Butler-Goldsby 001 | 17-031-20868 | Orphaned | Oil | De Soto, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,970 ft |
| Tom Thomas B-7 | 17-017-25517 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,950 ft |
| Willer Etal Unit 002 | 17-017-03541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,452 ft |
| Willer Etal Unit 001 | 17-017-02925 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,417 ft |
| Bowman-Hicks 006 | 17-085-02412 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sabine, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,413 ft |
| Willer Etal Unit 003 | 17-017-02924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,408 ft |
| Glassell 004 | 17-017-21331 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,378 ft |
| The Hunter Co 003 | 17-017-02909 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,350 ft |
| Glassell "A" 003 | 17-017-00222 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,325 ft |
| Tom Thomas B1 | 17-017-00441 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John W. Thomas | 2,320 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John W Thomas operate?
John W Thomas is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John W Thomas's wells are still active?
0 of John W Thomas's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does John W Thomas operate wells?
John W Thomas is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (24).
Does John W Thomas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of John W Thomas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is John W Thomas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ruffin 003 in De Soto, LA is the deepest at 2,998 ft.
Where John W Thomas'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 W Thomas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-w-thomas-69808 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).