Jr Pounds
Operator of record for 117 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J. R. POUNDS, INC. · J. R. Pounds, Inc.
At a glance
Jr Pounds is the operator of record for 117 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 34 (29%) are active, 79 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 112 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
117
Active
34
Plugged
79
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 112 |
| Alabama | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 75
- Gas wells
- 22
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 29%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jr Pounds operate?
Jr Pounds's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (112) and Alabama (5). Its 112 Mississippi wells are 0.3% of the 34,924 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 Jr Pounds’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
29% of Jr Pounds's catalogued wells are active, close to the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Jr Pounds operate?
By product class, 75 (64%) are oil wells and 22 (19%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is G A Easterling 10-3 1 in Jones, MS at 21,533 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jones (MS), Covington (MS), Hinds (MS), Marion (MS), Walthall (MS) and Lawrence (MS) and other counties. 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 Jr Pounds
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G A Easterling 10-3 1 | 23-067-20066 | Active | Oil | Jones, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 21,533 ft |
| M C Easterling 9-1 1 1 | 23-031-20018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Covington, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 18,952 ft |
| Thoth 1 1 | 23-031-20181 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Covington, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 17,667 ft |
| C.J. Mashburn 19-7 1 | 23-049-20138 | Active | Oil | Hinds, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 17,543 ft |
| M L Bennet Jr. 1 1 | 23-091-20071 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Marion, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 17,106 ft |
| Central Oil Co 10-1 #2 2 | 23-067-20076 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jones, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 17,000 ft |
| FERNWOOD LBR CO Unit E #1 #1 | 23-147-20100 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Walthall, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 16,973 ft |
| Sipp 20-9 2 | 23-091-20147 | Active | Oil | Marion, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 16,935 ft |
| Rogers Unit 28-11 1 1 | 23-091-20089 | Active | Oil | Marion, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 16,800 ft |
| Robert H Myers 1 1 | 23-077-20027 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lawrence, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 16,795 ft |
| Allar Unit 19-13 1 1 | 23-065-20194 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jefferson Davis, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 16,525 ft |
| Masonite Corporation 8-16 1 | 23-061-20042 | Active | Injection | Jasper, MS | J. R. Pounds, Inc. | 16,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jr Pounds operate?
Jr Pounds is the operator of record for 117 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (112). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jr Pounds's wells are still active?
34 of Jr Pounds's catalogued wells are active; 79 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jr Pounds operate wells?
Jr Pounds is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (112) and Alabama (5).
Does Jr Pounds operate mostly oil or gas wells?
75 of Jr Pounds's catalogued wells are oil wells and 22 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jr Pounds's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, G A Easterling 10-3 1 in Jones, MS is the deepest at 21,533 ft.
Where Jr Pounds'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, “Jr Pounds — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jr-pounds-137925 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).