Shaffer Ww
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shaffer Ww is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 5 (26%) are active, 14 (74%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
5
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 26%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shaffer Ww operate?
Shaffer Ww's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (19). Its 19 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 Ww’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
26% of Shaffer Ww's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 74% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shaffer Ww operate?
By product class, 10 (53%) 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 Everson J I 1 in Richland, IL at 3,120 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Clay (IL), Jasper (IL) and Effingham (IL).
Notable wells operated by Shaffer Ww
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everson J I 1 | 12-159-01633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 3,120 ft |
| Large-Heavener Cons | 12-025-02604 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 3,106 ft |
| Guyot 2 | 12-159-01337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 3,065 ft |
| Stifel, M. 1 | 12-079-01771 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,715 ft |
| Repking 1 | 12-049-00541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,706 ft |
| Norris 1 | 12-049-00440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,683 ft |
| Schell 1 | 12-049-00702 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,580 ft |
| Gibson 1 | 12-049-00437 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,558 ft |
| Adams 3 | 12-025-03642 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,492 ft |
| Bucholz 3-B | 12-049-00732 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Effingham, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,482 ft |
| Bucholz 2-B | 12-049-00731 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Effingham, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,475 ft |
| Evans 3 | 12-049-00739 | Active | Oil | Effingham, IL | Shaffer, W. W. | 2,467 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shaffer Ww operate?
Shaffer Ww is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shaffer Ww's wells are still active?
5 of Shaffer Ww's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shaffer Ww operate wells?
Shaffer Ww is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (19).
Does Shaffer Ww operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Shaffer Ww's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shaffer Ww's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Everson J I 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,120 ft.
Where Shaffer Ww'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 Ww — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shaffer-ww-93646 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).