Shakespeare & Owens
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shakespeare & Owens is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (13%) are active, 7 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
1
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shakespeare & Owens operate?
Shakespeare & Owens's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (8). Its 8 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 & Owens’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Shakespeare & Owens's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shakespeare & Owens operate?
By product class, 6 (75%) 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 Rudy, George 8-J in Daviess, KY at 1,483 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY) and Ohio (KY).
Notable wells operated by Shakespeare & Owens
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy, George 8-J | 16-059-02168 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Daviess, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 1,483 ft |
| Rudy Heirs 7 | 16-059-02167 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 1,451 ft |
| Nashville Coal Co-B Lease 3 | 16-183-02796 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 752 ft |
| Nashville Coal 3-W | 16-183-02317 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 721 ft |
| Nashville Coal Co 4 | 16-183-01632 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 719 ft |
| Nashville Coal Co (Justin Potter 5 | 16-059-03149 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 719 ft |
| Nashville Coal Co-B Lease | 16-183-02316 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 718 ft |
| Heavern, M R 2 | 16-183-01315 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Shakespeare & Owens | 527 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shakespeare & Owens operate?
Shakespeare & Owens is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shakespeare & Owens's wells are still active?
1 of Shakespeare & Owens's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shakespeare & Owens operate wells?
Shakespeare & Owens is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8).
Does Shakespeare & Owens operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Shakespeare & Owens's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shakespeare & Owens's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rudy, George 8-J in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,483 ft.
Where Shakespeare & Owens'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, “Shakespeare & Owens — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shakespeare-owens-112015 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).