Williams John E
Operator of record for 75 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Williams John E is the operator of record for 75 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 18 (24%) are active, 51 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 75 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
75
Active
18
Plugged
51
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 75 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 21
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Williams John E operate?
Williams John E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (75). Its 75 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 Williams John E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Williams John E's catalogued wells are active, 5 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Williams John E operate?
By product class, 21 (28%) 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 Cook, Lymon 1 in Clinton, KY at 1,835 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Monroe (KY), Allen (KY) and Warren (KY).
Notable wells operated by Williams John E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook, Lymon 1 | 16-053-04317 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Williams, John E | 1,835 ft |
| York, David 1 | 16-053-03874 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Williams, John E | 1,835 ft |
| Thomas, Charles 2 | 16-171-00629 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Williams, John E | 750 ft |
| Shockley, Bobby 1 | 16-003-00939 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Williams, John E | 576 ft |
| Owens, C D 1 | 16-227-03471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Williams, John E | 576 ft |
| Williams, S B 1 Tr 2 | 16-003-01830 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Williams, John E | 563 ft |
| Cheek, James 1 | 16-003-01270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Williams, John E | 555 ft |
| Gaston, James 1 | 16-003-00945 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Williams, John E | 501 ft |
| Thomas, Charles 1 | 16-171-00619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, KY | Williams, John E | 500 ft |
| Williams, Stanley 7 | 16-003-01828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Williams, John E | 495 ft |
| Williams, S B 3 | 16-003-01823 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Williams, John E | 486 ft |
| Williams, S B 2 | 16-003-01831 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Williams, John E | 473 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Williams John E operate?
Williams John E is the operator of record for 75 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (75). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Williams John E's wells are still active?
18 of Williams John E's catalogued wells are active; 51 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Williams John E operate wells?
Williams John E is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (75).
Does Williams John E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
21 of Williams John E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Williams John E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cook, Lymon 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 1,835 ft.
Where Williams John E'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, “Williams John E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/williams-john-e-98053 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).