Sharp James
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sharp James is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (13%) are active, 7 (47%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
2
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sharp James operate?
Sharp James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (15). Its 15 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Sharp James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Sharp James's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sharp James operate?
By product class, 2 (13%) 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 Miller, Chester 3 in Daviess, KY at 1,362 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY) and Hancock (KY).
Notable wells operated by Sharp James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Chester 3 | KGS record 2006976 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Sharp, James | 1,362 ft |
| Miller, Chester 2 | KGS record 2006975 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Sharp, James | 1,336 ft |
| Miller, Chester 1 | KGS record 2006972 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Sharp, James | 1,329 ft |
| Chandler, Frank 1 | KGS record 2029531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Sharp, James | 1,074 ft |
| Johnson 1 | KGS record 3003687 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James | 1,062 ft |
| Mckinley, Charles 1 | KGS record 2034042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James | 790 ft |
| Dennison, Rowan 1reop | 16-183-01635 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James | 744 ft |
| Burdette 1 | KGS record 2035643 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James | 732 ft |
| Crowe, Ed (Alvin) 2 | KGS record 2031791 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James | 717 ft |
| Schnell, H.L. 1 | KGS record 3002812 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James | 670 ft |
| Stewart Heirs 2 | 16-183-04256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James | 655 ft |
| Beatty, Rolland 2 | KGS record 2015978 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Sharp, James | 450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sharp James operate?
Sharp James is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sharp James's wells are still active?
2 of Sharp James's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sharp James operate wells?
Sharp James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15).
Does Sharp James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Sharp James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sharp James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miller, Chester 3 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,362 ft.
Where Sharp 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, “Sharp James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sharp-james-100387 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).