Ralph E Shorts Drilling
Operator of record for 190 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ralph E Shorts Drilling is the operator of record for 190 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 96 (51%) are active, 87 (46%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 190 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
190
Active
96
Plugged
87
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 190 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 186
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 51%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ralph E Shorts Drilling operate?
Ralph E Shorts Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (190). Its 190 Ohio wells are 0.1% of the 242,052 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 Ralph E Shorts Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
51% of Ralph E Shorts Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 46% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ralph E Shorts Drilling operate?
By product class, 186 (98%) 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 Demeter J& G 1 in Medina, OH at 3,670 ft. The wells listed below sit in Medina (OH) and Ashland (OH).
Notable wells operated by Ralph E Shorts Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demeter J& G 1 | 34-103-21591 | Active | Oil | Medina, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 3,670 ft |
| Fishleder-Hastings 5 | 34-103-22017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Medina, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 3,561 ft |
| Franks Lawrence 1 | 34-005-20138 | Active | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 2,974 ft |
| Stanislawski M 1 | 34-005-20058 | Active | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 2,944 ft |
| Smetzer 12 (111-7) | 34-005-21117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 885 ft |
| Smetzer Glenn W & Me 7 | 34-005-20771 | Active | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 870 ft |
| Smetzer 3 (629-1) | 34-005-20629 | Active | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 870 ft |
| Grady 2-L | 34-005-61823 | Active | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 850 ft |
| Smetzer Glenn W & Mildred E 9 | 34-005-20927 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 830 ft |
| Grady 14 | 34-005-22025 | Active | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 822 ft |
| Smetzer 19 | 34-005-21884 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 818 ft |
| Barr D F & J S 5 | 34-005-23440 | Active | Oil | Ashland, OH | Ralph E Shorts Drilling | 816 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ralph E Shorts Drilling operate?
Ralph E Shorts Drilling is the operator of record for 190 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (190). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ralph E Shorts Drilling's wells are still active?
96 of Ralph E Shorts Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 87 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ralph E Shorts Drilling operate wells?
Ralph E Shorts Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (190).
Does Ralph E Shorts Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
186 of Ralph E Shorts Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ralph E Shorts Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Demeter J& G 1 in Medina, OH is the deepest at 3,670 ft.
Where Ralph E Shorts Drilling'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, “Ralph E Shorts Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ralph-e-shorts-drilling-75997 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).