Leroy W James
Operator of record for 44 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Leroy W James is the operator of record for 44 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 38 (86%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 44 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
44
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 44 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Leroy W James operate?
Leroy W James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (44). Its 44 Louisiana wells are 0.0% 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 Leroy W James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Leroy W James's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Leroy W James operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 9 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Pearl Dixon 001 in Franklin, LA at 3,780 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (LA), Grant (LA), Winn (LA), Caldwell (LA), Richland (LA) and La Salle (LA).
Notable wells operated by Leroy W James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Dixon 001 | 17-041-20103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Leroy W. James | 3,780 ft |
| Fletcher 001 | 17-043-20377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | Leroy W. James | 3,610 ft |
| Brady 001 | 17-127-21815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Leroy W. James | 3,200 ft |
| International Paper Co 001 | 17-021-20459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, LA | Leroy W. James | 3,100 ft |
| Campbell 001 | 17-083-20660 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Leroy W. James | 3,059 ft |
| Wx Ra Sud;crown Zellerbach 004 | 17-127-21136 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Winn, LA | Leroy W. James | 2,990 ft |
| Mccartney 001 | 17-059-22516 | Other status | Other type | La Salle, LA | Leroy W. James | 2,990 ft |
| Pepper 003 | 17-127-21128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Leroy W. James | 2,875 ft |
| Pardee 004 | 17-127-21202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Leroy W. James | 2,685 ft |
| Manville 101 001 | 17-127-21210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Leroy W. James | 2,650 ft |
| Peppers A 001 | 17-127-21010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Leroy W. James | 2,632 ft |
| Wx Ra Suc;pardee 005 | 17-127-21304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Leroy W. James | 2,630 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Leroy W James operate?
Leroy W James is the operator of record for 44 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (44). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Leroy W James's wells are still active?
0 of Leroy W James's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Leroy W James operate wells?
Leroy W James is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (44).
Does Leroy W James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Leroy W James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Leroy W James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pearl Dixon 001 in Franklin, LA is the deepest at 3,780 ft.
Where Leroy W James'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, “Leroy W James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/leroy-w-james-83660 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).