Sharp James L
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sharp James L is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (6%) are active, 12 (71%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
1
Plugged
12
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sharp James L operate?
Sharp James L's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (17). Its 17 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 L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Sharp James L's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sharp James L operate?
By product class, 5 (29%) 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 Massey, E A-1 in Ohio, KY at 963 ft.
Notable wells operated by Sharp James L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massey, E A-1 | 16-183-03925 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 963 ft |
| Martin, Clifford 15-0 | 16-183-03920 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 836 ft |
| Martin, Clifford-Connors 25-O | 16-183-03924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 820 ft |
| Martin, Conners & Clifford 20-0 | 16-183-03921 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 815 ft |
| Martin, Clifford & Conners 23-W | 16-183-03923 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 809 ft |
| Martin, Clifford & Connors 21-W | 16-183-03922 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 809 ft |
| Martin, Lamar 2 | 16-183-03918 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 781 ft |
| Martin, Clifford 14 | 16-183-03919 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 772 ft |
| Stewart Heirs 1 | 16-183-01637 | Orphaned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 657 ft |
| Martin, Clifford 1 | 16-183-03915 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 650 ft |
| Stewart Heirs 4 | 16-183-01639 | Other status | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 640 ft |
| Stewart Heirs 3 | 16-183-01638 | Orphaned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Sharp, James L | 636 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sharp James L operate?
Sharp James L is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sharp James L's wells are still active?
1 of Sharp James L's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sharp James L operate wells?
Sharp James L is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (17).
Does Sharp James L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Sharp James L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sharp James L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Massey, E A-1 in Ohio, KY is the deepest at 963 ft.
Where Sharp James L'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 L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sharp-james-l-69315 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).