Shaffer & Smathers
Operator of record for 57 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shaffer & Smathers is the operator of record for 57 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 19 (33%) are active, 21 (37%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 57 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
57
Active
19
Plugged
21
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 57 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 25
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 8
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shaffer & Smathers operate?
Shaffer & Smathers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (57). Its 57 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Shaffer & Smathers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Shaffer & Smathers's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 37% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells (14%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shaffer & Smathers operate?
By product class, 25 (44%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Stivers M 1 in Lawrence, IL at 2,365 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Shaffer & Smathers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stivers M 1 | 12-101-04105 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 2,365 ft |
| Parker, Wash 7 | 12-033-00069 | Active | Gas | Crawford, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 2,279 ft |
| Parker, S. J. 2 | 12-033-03863 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 2,056 ft |
| Finley, M. 5 | 12-101-07756 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,838 ft |
| Finley Maggie 8 | 12-101-27957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,827 ft |
| Finley, M. 3 | 12-101-07755 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,781 ft |
| Applegate, Wm. 4 | 12-101-09709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,780 ft |
| Wiswall, E. 6 | 12-101-09659 | Shut-in | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,720 ft |
| Wright 1 | 12-101-09756 | Shut-in | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,706 ft |
| Finley, Maggie 7 | 12-101-07759 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,681 ft |
| Wiswall, J. Anna 2 | 12-101-09664 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,669 ft |
| Finley W E 9 | 12-101-05548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shaffer & Smathers | 1,652 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shaffer & Smathers operate?
Shaffer & Smathers is the operator of record for 57 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (57). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shaffer & Smathers's wells are still active?
19 of Shaffer & Smathers's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shaffer & Smathers operate wells?
Shaffer & Smathers is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (57).
Does Shaffer & Smathers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
25 of Shaffer & Smathers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shaffer & Smathers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stivers M 1 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 2,365 ft.
Where Shaffer & Smathers'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, “Shaffer & Smathers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shaffer-smathers-94179 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).