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Oil & gas wells in Jackson County, OK

1,052 catalogued wells in Jackson County, Oklahoma, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.

Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.

At a glance

Jackson County, Oklahoma has 1,052 catalogued oil & gas wells: 153 active (15%), 867 plugged & abandoned (82%) and 10 documented orphans. It ranks 62nd of the 74 Oklahoma counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.2% of the state's 456,595 catalogued wells.

Catalogued wells

1,052

Active

153

Plugged

867

Documented orphans

10

What is the status of oil and gas wells in Jackson County?

15% of Jackson County's wells are active, 14 percentage points below the Oklahoma share of 28%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 54% statewide and 47% nationally. 4 wells (0.4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 10 wells (1.0%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 5% across Oklahoma and 4% nationally. The remaining 18 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.

What kinds of wells are in Jackson County?

By product class, 311 of the county's wells (30%) are oil wells, 6 (0.6%) gas wells and 1 (0.1%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 40% and the gas share 16%. 97% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.

How does Jackson County compare with other Oklahoma counties?

Jackson County has the 62nd-most catalogued wells of the 74 Oklahoma counties with at least 25. The median Oklahoma county on WellCensus has 4,129 wells. The largest, Creek County, has 33,057. By documented orphans it ranks 59th in Oklahoma.

Who operates wells in Jackson County?

104 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Jackson County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.

Oil & gas wells in Jackson County, OK
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeOperator
Josephine C. Holt #135-065-00024Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Stoner #135-065-00040Plugged & abandonedOther typeFalcon Seaboard Inc
Clyde Unit #135-065-00070Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Akers #135-065-00074Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Willy Humphreys #135-079-76004Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Hickman #135-065-00009Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Dean #135-065-00010Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Scott #135-065-00014Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Perryman #135-065-00035Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Hickman #135-065-00038Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
S C Hickman #135-065-00047ActiveOilRed River Petroleum Inc
Cecil L Kinney #135-065-00055Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Gamble-Mcmahan #135-065-00091Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Estes #135-065-00092Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Dobbs #135-065-00093Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Murrell #135-065-00097Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Howard #135-065-00102Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Wright #135-065-00104Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Holt #135-065-00115Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
D A Abernathy #135-065-00131Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Fox #135-065-00132Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Summers #135-065-00134Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
R Holt #135-065-00135Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
F L Oliver #135-065-00142Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
R H Mock #135-065-00144Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned

A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 1,052 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.

Frequently asked questions

How many oil and gas wells are in Jackson County, OK?

Jackson County, Oklahoma has 1,052 catalogued oil & gas wells: 153 active, 867 plugged and 10 documented orphans.

How many orphaned wells are in Jackson County?

10 wells in Jackson County, Oklahoma are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 59th-highest count among Oklahoma counties.

What share of wells in Jackson County are plugged?

867 of Jackson County's 1,052 catalogued wells (82%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 54% across Oklahoma.

Which Oklahoma county has the most oil and gas wells?

Creek County has the most catalogued wells of any Oklahoma county on WellCensus (33,057); Jackson County ranks 62nd with 1,052.

How many companies operate wells in Jackson County?

104 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Jackson County, Oklahoma.

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About this data

Source: Oklahoma Corporation Commission (RBDMS) well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Jackson County, Oklahoma”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/oklahoma/jackson (data as of October 10, 2026).