Smith James
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SMITH, JAMES · Smith, James
At a glance
Smith James is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (24%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 16 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 16 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith James operate?
Smith James's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (16) and Michigan (1). Its 16 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 Smith James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Smith James's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 24% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Smith James operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Estate Oil Co 1 in Rockcastle, KY at 1,081 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rockcastle (KY), Grayson (KY), Saint Clair (MI), Taylor (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Barren (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Smith James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate Oil Co 1 | KGS record 2037498 | Other status | Other type | Rockcastle, KY | Smith, James | 1,081 ft |
| Corby 1 | KGS record 3003022 | Other status | Other type | Grayson, KY | Smith, James | 930 ft |
| Newport (Marine City) Salt Well 1 | 21-147-61078 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Smith, James | 830 ft |
| Cash, Raymond 2 | 16-217-00172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | Smith, James | 780 ft |
| Brown, Colman 3 | 16-217-00169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | Smith, James | 755 ft |
| Pace 2 | KGS record 3003006 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Smith, James | 640 ft |
| Buckinham 1 | KGS record 3003004 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Smith, James | 556 ft |
| Boone, Carl 19 | 16-217-00166 | Other status | Other type | Taylor, KY | Smith, James | 521 ft |
| Kinslow, Dan 1 | KGS record 3003002 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Smith, James | 444 ft |
| Burress, W H 1 | 16-217-00170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taylor, KY | Smith, James | 395 ft |
| Kinslow, Dan 2 | KGS record 3003001 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Smith, James | 376 ft |
| Norris, Claude 1 | KGS record 3003000 | Other status | Other type | Barren, KY | Smith, James | 357 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 17 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith James operate?
Smith James is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith James's wells are still active?
0 of Smith James's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Smith James operate wells?
Smith James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (16) and Michigan (1).
Does Smith James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Smith James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smith James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Estate Oil Co 1 in Rockcastle, KY is the deepest at 1,081 ft.
Where Smith 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, “Smith James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-james-100511 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).