Jw Operating
Operator of record for 517 catalogued wells across 11 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: J W OPERATING CO · J W OPERATING COMPANY · J W Operating Co · J-W OPERATING CO · …
At a glance
Jw Operating is the operator of record for 517 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 11 states. None is listed as active, 353 (68%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 314 wells (61% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
517
Active
0
Plugged
353
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 314 |
| Louisiana | 135 |
| Arkansas | 21 |
| Utah | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Wyoming | 6 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| North Dakota | 3 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 32
- Gas wells
- 73
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jw Operating operate?
Jw Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 10 states: Colorado (314), Louisiana (135), Arkansas (21), Utah (18) and Pennsylvania (7) and 5 more. Its 314 Colorado wells are 0.3% of the 124,327 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 Jw Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Jw Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below 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 Jw Operating operate?
By product class, 32 (6%) are oil wells and 73 (14%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ha Rb Su71;erh LP 2 001-Alt in Red River, LA at 17,745 ft. The wells listed below sit in Red River (LA), Bienville (LA), De Soto (LA), Bossier (LA) and Caddo (LA). State filings spell the name 8 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Jw Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha Rb Su71;erh LP 2 001-Alt | 17-081-21335 | Other status | Other type | Red River, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,745 ft |
| Ha Ra Su72;cross Creek 12 001 | 17-013-22031 | Other status | Other type | Bienville, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,700 ft |
| Ha Rb Su73;fortson Etal 4 001 | 17-031-25085 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,500 ft |
| Ha Ra Su72;cross Creek 12 002-Alt | 17-013-22117 | Other status | Other type | Bienville, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,500 ft |
| Ha Rb Su73;fortson Etal 4 003-Alt | 17-031-25817 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,159 ft |
| Cv Ra Suc;davis Brothers 16 001 | 17-013-21460 | Other status | Other type | Bienville, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,000 ft |
| Ha Ra Sut;mcdade 8 004 | 17-015-24646 | Other status | Other type | Bossier, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,000 ft |
| Cv Ra Sub;howard Est 17 001 | 17-013-21592 | Other status | Other type | Bienville, LA | J-W Operating Company | 17,000 ft |
| Ha Ra Su61;campbell Etal 11 H 001-Alt | 17-015-24676 | Other status | Other type | Bossier, LA | J-W Operating Company | 16,800 ft |
| Ha Ra Su78;cupples 18 015 | 17-017-34944 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | J-W Operating Company | 16,782 ft |
| Ha Rb Su71;erh LP 2 002-Alt | 17-081-21336 | Other status | Other type | Red River, LA | J-W Operating Company | 16,770 ft |
| Ha Ra Sus;evans Etal 22 001 | 17-031-25393 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | J-W Operating Company | 16,600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jw Operating operate?
Jw Operating is the operator of record for 517 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (314). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jw Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Jw Operating's catalogued wells are active; 353 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jw Operating operate wells?
Jw Operating is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (314), Louisiana (135), Arkansas (21), Utah (18), Pennsylvania (7), Wyoming (6), Kansas (4), North Dakota (3), Mississippi (2) and Montana (1).
Does Jw Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
32 of Jw Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 73 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jw Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ha Rb Su71;erh LP 2 001-Alt in Red River, LA is the deepest at 17,745 ft.
Where Jw Operating's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 314 operated by Jw Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 135 operated by Jw Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 21 operated by Jw Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 18 operated by Jw Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania· 7 operated by Jw Operating
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 6 operated by Jw Operating
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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, “Jw Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jw-operating-2391 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).