Mears John C
Operator of record for 96 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mears John C is the operator of record for 96 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 78 (81%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 96 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
96
Active
0
Plugged
78
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 96 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 57
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mears John C operate?
Mears John C's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (96). Its 96 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Mears John C’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mears John C's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mears John C operate?
By product class, 57 (59%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is J. Baker 1 in Wilson, KS at 1,230 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wilson (KS) and Woodson (KS).
Notable wells operated by Mears John C
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Baker 1 | 15-205-26288 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wilson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,230 ft |
| H. Marr H.P. 1 | 15-205-27325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,229 ft |
| Mears Lease M Mo-12 | 15-207-28939 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,061 ft |
| Mears Lease M Mo-14 | 15-207-28940 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,061 ft |
| Shockley-Sizemore 3 | 15-207-27148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,060 ft |
| D. Marple 1 | 15-205-27818 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,060 ft |
| Mears Lease M M-21 | 15-207-29300 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,060 ft |
| Mears Lease M M-15 | 15-207-29240 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,055 ft |
| Mears Lease A Mo1 | 15-207-27825 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,052 ft |
| Mears Lease M M-19 | 15-207-29298 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,045 ft |
| Mears Lease A I03 | 15-207-28500 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,041 ft |
| Mears Lease M M-25 | 15-207-29347 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Mears, John C. | 1,041 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mears John C operate?
Mears John C is the operator of record for 96 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (96). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mears John C's wells are still active?
0 of Mears John C's catalogued wells are active; 78 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mears John C operate wells?
Mears John C is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (96).
Does Mears John C operate mostly oil or gas wells?
57 of Mears John C's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mears John C's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J. Baker 1 in Wilson, KS is the deepest at 1,230 ft.
Where Mears John C'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, “Mears John C — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mears-john-c-141535 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).