Thompson John R Operating
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Thompson, John R Operating Co · Thompson, John R Operating, Inc
At a glance
Thompson John R Operating is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Thompson John R Operating operate?
Thompson John R Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Arkansas (8). Its 8 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Thompson John R Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Thompson John R Operating'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 Thompson John R Operating operate?
By product class, 8 (100%) 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 Needmore 1 in Columbia, AR at 7,480 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Miller (AR), Calhoun (AR) and Lafayette (AR). 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 Thompson John R Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needmore 1 | 03-027-11208 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Thompson, John R Operating Co | 7,480 ft |
| Kresge 1 | 03-091-10568 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Thompson, John R Operating Co | 6,400 ft |
| Hicks, Mary 1-A | 03-091-10551 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Thompson, John R Operating, Inc | 5,995 ft |
| Rosen, Louis Tr 1 | 03-013-10074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, AR | Thompson, John R Operating Co | 5,372 ft |
| Smith, F 1 | 03-013-10071 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, AR | Thompson, John R Operating Co | 5,017 ft |
| Arkla 1 | 03-073-11236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Thompson, John R Operating, Inc | 3,944 ft |
| Peoples Bank 1 | 03-073-11206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Thompson, John R Operating, Inc | 2,707 ft |
| Liggins 1 | 03-073-11174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Thompson, John R Operating, Inc | 2,658 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Thompson John R Operating operate?
Thompson John R Operating is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Thompson John R Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Thompson John R Operating's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Thompson John R Operating operate wells?
Thompson John R Operating is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (8).
Does Thompson John R Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Thompson John R Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Thompson John R Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Needmore 1 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 7,480 ft.
Where Thompson John R Operating'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, “Thompson John R Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/thompson-john-r-operating-135791 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).