Joseph D John
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Joseph D John is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (25%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Joseph D John operate?
Joseph D John's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (4). Its 4 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Joseph D John’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Joseph D John's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% 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 Joseph D John operate?
By product class, 4 (100%) 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 Watson, Sarah Heirs 1 in Cumberland, KY at 1,125 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cumberland (KY) and Powell (KY).
Notable wells operated by Joseph D John
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson, Sarah Heirs 1 | 16-057-01654 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Joseph, D John | 1,125 ft |
| Boyd, Robert P2 | 16-197-01013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Powell, KY | Joseph, D John | 1,061 ft |
| Boyd Heirs 1 | 16-197-00419 | Orphaned | Oil | Powell, KY | Joseph, D John | 825 ft |
| Long, J D 1 | 16-057-01647 | Orphaned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Joseph, D John | 613 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Joseph D John operate?
Joseph D John is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Joseph D John's wells are still active?
0 of Joseph D John's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Joseph D John operate wells?
Joseph D John is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (4).
Does Joseph D John operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Joseph D John's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Joseph D John's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Watson, Sarah Heirs 1 in Cumberland, KY is the deepest at 1,125 ft.
Where Joseph D John'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, “Joseph D John — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/joseph-d-john-68038 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).