Shake John R
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Shake John R · Shake, John R.
At a glance
Shake John R is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shake John R operate?
Shake John R's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (7). Its 7 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 Shake John R’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Shake John R's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shake John R operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Dining 1 in Lawrence, IL at 1,870 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL), Clark (IL), Cumberland (IL) and Edgar (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Shake John R
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dining 1 | 12-101-01288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Shake John R | 1,870 ft |
| Steffy Heirs 1 | 12-101-01031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shake John R | 1,122 ft |
| Southard 1 | 12-023-02805 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Shake, John R. | 910 ft |
| Yanaway A-1 | 12-035-00356 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Shake, John R. | 875 ft |
| Wood, Abner 1 | 12-045-00665 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edgar, IL | Shake John R | 581 ft |
| Yanaway 1 | 12-035-00355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Shake, John R. | 565 ft |
| Fell, Francis E. 1 | 12-045-00962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edgar, IL | Shake John R | 212 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shake John R operate?
Shake John R is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shake John R's wells are still active?
0 of Shake John R's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shake John R operate wells?
Shake John R is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7).
Does Shake John R operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Shake John R's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shake John R's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dining 1 in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 1,870 ft.
Where Shake John R'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, “Shake John R — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shake-john-r-92681 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).