Shallow Sands
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shallow Sands is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 30 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 30 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
30
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 30 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shallow Sands operate?
Shallow Sands's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (30). Its 30 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Shallow Sands’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Shallow Sands'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 Shallow Sands operate?
By product class, 26 (87%) 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 FELTS (was VAUGHN) 1-SWD in Montgomery, KS at 1,002 ft.
Notable wells operated by Shallow Sands
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 1-SWD | 15-125-26778 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 1,002 ft |
| FELTS 'B' (was VAUGHN 'B') 1 | 15-125-02332 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 706 ft |
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 13 | 15-125-26599 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS 'H' (was VAUGHN H) 16 | 15-125-26608 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS 'H' (was VAUGHN H) 20 | 15-125-26609 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS 'H' (was VAUGHN H) 21 | 15-125-26610 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 15 | 15-125-26601 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 22 | 15-125-26611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 23 | 15-125-26756 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 24 | 15-125-26757 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 27 | 15-125-26818 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
| FELTS (was VAUGHN) 11 | 15-125-26577 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Shallow Sands, LLC | 700 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shallow Sands operate?
Shallow Sands is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shallow Sands's wells are still active?
0 of Shallow Sands's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shallow Sands operate wells?
Shallow Sands is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (30).
Does Shallow Sands operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Shallow Sands's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shallow Sands's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, FELTS (was VAUGHN) 1-SWD in Montgomery, KS is the deepest at 1,002 ft.
Where Shallow Sands'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, “Shallow Sands — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shallow-sands-87385 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).