Shaffer & Smothers
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shaffer & Smothers is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (31%) are active, 4 (31%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
4
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 31%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shaffer & Smothers operate?
Shaffer & Smothers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (13). Its 13 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 & Smothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
31% of Shaffer & Smothers's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (8%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shaffer & Smothers operate?
By product class, 5 (38%) 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 Wesley, J.A. 2 in Crawford, IL at 1,580 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crawford (IL) and Clinton (IL).
Notable wells operated by Shaffer & Smothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley, J.A. 2 | 12-033-10280 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,580 ft |
| Parker, S. 1 | 12-033-10611 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,077 ft |
| Deters L 30 | 12-027-00511 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,072 ft |
| Deters, L. 34 | 12-027-00510 | Active | Injection | Clinton, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,070 ft |
| Deters L 35 | 12-027-00509 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,070 ft |
| Deters, L. 37 | 12-027-00512 | Active | Injection | Clinton, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,068 ft |
| Deters L 38 | 12-027-00513 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,065 ft |
| Deters L 32 | 12-027-00515 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,061 ft |
| Deters L 31 | 12-027-00514 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 1,060 ft |
| Clark, G.T. 1 | 12-033-10284 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 988 ft |
| Thompson, J.C. 1 | 12-033-10621 | Shut-in | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 788 ft |
| Thompson, W. T. 1 | 12-033-10622 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shaffer & Smothers | 627 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shaffer & Smothers operate?
Shaffer & Smothers is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shaffer & Smothers's wells are still active?
4 of Shaffer & Smothers's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shaffer & Smothers operate wells?
Shaffer & Smothers is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (13).
Does Shaffer & Smothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Shaffer & Smothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shaffer & Smothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wesley, J.A. 2 in Crawford, IL is the deepest at 1,580 ft.
Where Shaffer & Smothers'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 & Smothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shaffer-smothers-94310 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).