Kemp James E
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KEMP, JAMES E. · Kemp, James E
At a glance
Kemp James E is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 25 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 24 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
25
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 24 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kemp James E operate?
Kemp James E's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (24) and Arkansas (1). Its 24 Mississippi wells are 0.1% 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 Kemp James E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kemp James E's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kemp James E operate?
By product class, 2 (8%) 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 William W Parson 1 1 in Franklin, MS at 10,708 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (MS), Adams (MS) and Columbia (AR). 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 Kemp James E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William W Parson 1 1 | 23-037-00518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Kemp, James E. | 10,708 ft |
| Louise Ogden 1 1 | 23-001-02382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 7,010 ft |
| E. B. Ogden 1 1 | 23-001-02369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,792 ft |
| Nathan Mcgee 1 1 | 23-001-00782 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,702 ft |
| Louise Ogden 1 1 | 23-001-02379 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,612 ft |
| McClurkin Estate et al 1 | 03-027-01482 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Kemp, James E | 6,612 ft |
| Ogden-Marks unit 2 2 | 23-001-02377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,529 ft |
| Ogden-Marks unit 1 1 | 23-001-02376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,505 ft |
| Louise B. Ogden et al 1 1 | 23-001-02381 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,462 ft |
| E B Ogden 5 5 | 23-001-02374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,446 ft |
| E B Ogden 3 3 | 23-001-02371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,444 ft |
| V. T. Craig Estate # 7 # 7 | 23-001-02402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Kemp, James E. | 6,324 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kemp James E operate?
Kemp James E is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kemp James E's wells are still active?
0 of Kemp James E's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kemp James E operate wells?
Kemp James E is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (24) and Arkansas (1).
Does Kemp James E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Kemp James E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kemp James E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, William W Parson 1 1 in Franklin, MS is the deepest at 10,708 ft.
Where Kemp James E'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, “Kemp James E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kemp-james-e-136739 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).