Jp Oil
Operator of record for 199 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J P OIL CO. · J-P Oil Co. · J.P. OIL COMPANY, INC. · J.P. Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Jp Oil is the operator of record for 199 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 71 (36%) are active, 71 (36%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 172 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
199
Active
71
Plugged
71
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 172 |
| Kansas | 22 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 158
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 56
- Active share
- 36%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jp Oil operate?
Jp Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: California (172), Kansas (22), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2) and North Dakota (1). Its 172 California wells are 0.1% 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 Jp Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
36% of Jp Oil's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 36% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 56 wells (28%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Jp Oil operate?
By product class, 158 (79%) are oil wells and 9 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wilson Johnson 002 in Rapides, LA at 14,758 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rapides (LA), Billings (ND) and Allen (KS). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Jp Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Johnson 002 | 17-079-20342 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rapides, LA | J P Oil Co. | 14,758 ft |
| Elkhorn Federal 1 | 33-007-01138 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 12,929 ft |
| Ensminger-Upton 1-I | 15-001-26717 | Active | Injection | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 882 ft |
| Ensminger 1 | 15-001-03283 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 864 ft |
| Upton 2 | 15-001-03285 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 863 ft |
| Ensminger 2 | 15-001-03270 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 859 ft |
| Upton 4 | 15-001-03287 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 855 ft |
| Upton 3 | 15-001-03286 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 853 ft |
| Ensminger 5 | 15-001-03273 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 851 ft |
| Upton 5 | 15-001-03288 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 851 ft |
| Ensminger 4 | 15-001-03272 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 850 ft |
| Ensminger 3 | 15-001-03271 | Active | Oil | Allen, KS | JP Oil | 850 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jp Oil operate?
Jp Oil is the operator of record for 199 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (172). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jp Oil's wells are still active?
71 of Jp Oil's catalogued wells are active; 71 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Jp Oil operate wells?
Jp Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (172), Kansas (22), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2) and North Dakota (1).
Does Jp Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
158 of Jp Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jp Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wilson Johnson 002 in Rapides, LA is the deepest at 14,758 ft.
Where Jp Oil'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, “Jp Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jp-oil-3713 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).