Preston James R
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Preston James R is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 40 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
0
Plugged
40
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 39
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Preston James R operate?
Preston James R's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Pennsylvania (40). Its 40 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 Preston James R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Preston James R'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 Preston James R operate?
By product class, 39 (98%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Preston James R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills B1 | 37-121-22272 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 7 | 37-121-38646 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 14 | 37-121-38653 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 22 | 37-121-38661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 18 | 37-121-38657 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| T L Bills (Formerly J Motter) 1 | 37-121-33548 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 15 | 37-121-38654 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| Arco 7 | 37-121-28055 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 8 | 37-121-38647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 13 | 37-121-38652 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| C Solle 20 | 37-121-38659 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
| Ellis C Shawgo 3 | 37-121-40749 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Venango, PA | Preston James R | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Preston James R operate?
Preston James R is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Preston James R's wells are still active?
0 of Preston James R's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Preston James R operate wells?
Preston James R is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (40).
Does Preston James R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
39 of Preston James R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Preston James R'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, “Preston James R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/preston-james-r-102761 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).