Shakespeare Oil
Operator of record for 950 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SHAKESPEARE OIL CO · SHAKESPEARE OIL CO INC · SHAKESPEARE OIL COMPANY · SHAKESPEARE OIL COMPANY, INC · …
At a glance
Shakespeare Oil is the operator of record for 950 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 362 (38%) are active, 537 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 451 wells (47% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
950
Active
362
Plugged
537
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 451 |
| Illinois | 445 |
| Colorado | 24 |
| Kentucky | 16 |
| Montana | 5 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| Ohio | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 398
- Gas wells
- 13
- Shut-in
- 7
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shakespeare Oil operate?
Shakespeare Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Kansas (451), Illinois (445), Colorado (24), Kentucky (16) and Montana (5) and 3 more. Its 445 Illinois wells are 0.3% 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 Shakespeare Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Shakespeare Oil's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells (0.7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Shakespeare Oil operate?
By product class, 398 (42%) are oil wells and 13 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Olson 1-11 in Sheridan, MT at 10,383 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (MT), Williams (ND), Stark (ND), Cheyenne (CO), Gray (KS) and Lane (KS). State filings spell the name 9 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Shakespeare Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson 1-11 | 25-091-21871 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sheridan, MT | Shakespeare Oil Co Inc | 10,383 ft |
| Mccoy-Koshman 1 | 33-105-00620 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Shakespeare Oil Company, Inc. | 10,301 ft |
| State 1-25 | 25-091-21940 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Shakespeare Oil Co Inc | 9,589 ft |
| Thorson 1 | 25-091-05291 | Active | Oil | Sheridan, MT | Shakespeare Oil Co Inc | 9,091 ft |
| Tange Korf 1 SWD | 25-091-05311 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sheridan, MT | Shakespeare Oil Co Inc | 9,030 ft |
| Haakenson 1 | 33-105-00668 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Shakespeare Oil Company, Inc. | 8,400 ft |
| Mary Rebensdorf 1 | 33-089-00200 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, ND | Shakespeare Oil Company, Inc. | 7,920 ft |
| 1 Alpine Ranch | 05-017-06227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Shakespeare Oil Co Inc | 6,000 ft |
| Isaac Trust 1-11 | 15-069-20300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gray, KS | Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc. | 5,300 ft |
| Jantz Trust 1-10 | 15-069-20304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gray, KS | Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc. | 5,300 ft |
| Steele 1 SWD | 15-101-30060 | Active | Injection | Lane, KS | Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc. | 5,220 ft |
| Spatz 4-11 | 15-101-22336 | Active | Injection | Lane, KS | Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc. | 5,204 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shakespeare Oil operate?
Shakespeare Oil is the operator of record for 950 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (451). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shakespeare Oil's wells are still active?
362 of Shakespeare Oil's catalogued wells are active; 537 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Shakespeare Oil operate wells?
Shakespeare Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (451), Illinois (445), Colorado (24), Kentucky (16), Montana (5), North Dakota (4), Michigan (3) and Ohio (2).
Does Shakespeare Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
398 of Shakespeare Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 13 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shakespeare Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Olson 1-11 in Sheridan, MT is the deepest at 10,383 ft.
Where Shakespeare Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 451 operated by Shakespeare Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 445 operated by Shakespeare Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 24 operated by Shakespeare Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 16 operated by Shakespeare Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 5 operated by Shakespeare Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 4 operated by Shakespeare Oil
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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, “Shakespeare Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shakespeare-oil-3084 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).