Jp Van Way
Operator of record for 825 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J P VAN WAY · J. P. VAN WAY
At a glance
Jp Van Way is the operator of record for 825 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 383 (46%) are active, 109 (13%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 821 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
825
Active
383
Plugged
109
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 821 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 648
- Gas wells
- 40
- Shut-in
- 312
- Active share
- 46%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jp Van Way operate?
Jp Van Way's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (821) and Mississippi (4). Its 821 Louisiana wells are 0.4% 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 Jp Van Way’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
46% of Jp Van Way's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 13% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 312 wells (38%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Jp Van Way operate?
By product class, 648 (79%) are oil wells and 40 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is L Wx Ra Suf;delano Pltn 005-Alt in St Landry, LA at 19,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Landry (LA), Pointe Coupee (LA), Caldwell (LA), Cameron (LA), Acadia (LA) and Iberville (LA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Jp Van Way
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wx Ra Suf;delano Pltn 005-Alt | 17-097-20690 | Active | Oil | St Landry, LA | J. P. Van Way | 19,500 ft |
| Mary Ann S Goodyear Etal 001 | 17-077-20278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pointe Coupee, LA | J. P. Van Way | 17,583 ft |
| Cv Ra Suh;devon-Donner 12 001 | 17-021-21459 | Shut-in | Other type | Caldwell, LA | J. P. Van Way | 17,500 ft |
| J F Sturlese Est B 001-D | 17-023-02488 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | J. P. Van Way | 17,212 ft |
| Bol M Ra Vua;p L Lawrence 002 | 17-001-21746 | Active | Gas | Acadia, LA | J. P. Van Way | 16,707 ft |
| Ns Ra Suc;r H Schuh Etal 001 | 17-001-22010 | Shut-in | Gas | Acadia, LA | J. P. Van Way | 15,914 ft |
| Ms-Mt Ra Sua;wilbert Sons Et B 001 | 17-047-21087 | Active | Oil | Iberville, LA | J. P. Van Way | 15,843 ft |
| L Wx Ra Sud;martin Lbr 001 | 17-097-20568 | Shut-in | Oil | St Landry, LA | J. P. Van Way | 15,822 ft |
| L Wx Ra Suh;e G Richard Et Al 001 | 17-097-20590 | Shut-in | Oil | St Landry, LA | J. P. Van Way | 15,800 ft |
| L Wx Ra Sug;delano Plantation 002 | 17-097-20565 | Shut-in | Oil | St Landry, LA | J. P. Van Way | 15,740 ft |
| L Wx Ra Sua;r L Wolfe 001 | 17-097-20499 | Active | Oil | St Landry, LA | J. P. Van Way | 15,707 ft |
| L Wx Ra Suj;r L Wolfe 002 | 17-097-20589 | Shut-in | Oil | St Landry, LA | J. P. Van Way | 15,600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jp Van Way operate?
Jp Van Way is the operator of record for 825 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (821). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jp Van Way's wells are still active?
383 of Jp Van Way's catalogued wells are active; 109 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Jp Van Way operate wells?
Jp Van Way is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (821) and Mississippi (4).
Does Jp Van Way operate mostly oil or gas wells?
648 of Jp Van Way's catalogued wells are oil wells and 40 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jp Van Way's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, L Wx Ra Suf;delano Pltn 005-Alt in St Landry, LA is the deepest at 19,500 ft.
Where Jp Van Way'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 Van Way — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jp-van-way-75258 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).