L & J Oil
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
L & J Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 29 (97%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 29 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
29
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 29 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does L & J Oil operate?
L & J Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Pennsylvania (29) and Kentucky (1). Its 29 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 L & J Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of L & J Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does L & J Oil operate?
By product class, 29 (97%) 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 Hall, James L 4 in Warren, KY at 600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Warren (KY) and McKean (PA).
Notable wells operated by L & J Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall, James L 4 | 16-227-01766 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | L & J Oil Co | 600 ft |
| Tate 12 | 37-083-44051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 19 | 37-083-44057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 1 | 37-083-44040 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 16 | 37-083-44055 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 32 | 37-083-44064 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 10 | 37-083-44049 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 15 | 37-083-44054 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 29 | 37-083-44062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 11 | 37-083-44050 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 13 | 37-083-44052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
| Tate 17 | 37-083-44056 | Orphaned | Oil | McKean, PA | L & J Oil Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does L & J Oil operate?
L & J Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of L & J Oil's wells are still active?
0 of L & J Oil's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does L & J Oil operate wells?
L & J Oil is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (29) and Kentucky (1).
Does L & J Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of L & J Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is L & J Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hall, James L 4 in Warren, KY is the deepest at 600 ft.
Where L & J 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, “L & J Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/l-j-oil-72121 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).