Webb James
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Webb James is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (50%) are active, 4 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
4
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 50%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Webb James operate?
Webb James's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 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 Webb James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
50% of Webb James's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Webb James operate?
By product class, 1 (13%) are oil wells and 7 (88%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Taylor, & Maynard 1 in Pike, KY at 3,326 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pike (KY), Floyd (KY) and Martin (KY).
Notable wells operated by Webb James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, & Maynard 1 | 16-195-02766 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pike, KY | Webb, James | 3,326 ft |
| Martin, Simpson 3 | 16-071-01919 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Webb, James | 3,141 ft |
| Martin, Simpson 2 | 16-071-01918 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Webb, James | 2,966 ft |
| Martin, Simpson 1 | 16-071-01917 | Active | Gas | Floyd, KY | Webb, James | 2,803 ft |
| Spears, Bertha 1 | KGS record 67833 | Active | Gas | Martin, KY | Webb, James | 2,618 ft |
| Arnett, P B 1 | 16-071-01093 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Webb, James | 1,901 ft |
| Alley, A J 1 | 16-071-01084 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Floyd, KY | Webb, James | 786 ft |
| Buskirk, T B 1 | 16-071-00517 | Active | Oil | Floyd, KY | Webb, James | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Webb James operate?
Webb James is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Webb James's wells are still active?
4 of Webb James's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Webb James operate wells?
Webb James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Webb James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Webb James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Webb James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Taylor, & Maynard 1 in Pike, KY is the deepest at 3,326 ft.
Where Webb 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, “Webb James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/webb-james-103731 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).