Shaw Howard
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shaw Howard is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (14%) are active, 3 (43%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shaw Howard operate?
Shaw Howard's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (7). Its 7 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 Shaw Howard’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Shaw Howard's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shaw Howard operate?
By product class, 2 (29%) 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 Bledsoe, Harold 1 in Clinton, KY at 701 ft.
Notable wells operated by Shaw Howard
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bledsoe, Harold 1 | 16-053-00893 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Shaw, Howard | 701 ft |
| Bledsoe, Harold 2 | 16-053-00892 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Shaw, Howard | 652 ft |
| Phillips, Leon 1 | 16-053-00895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Shaw, Howard | — |
| Huff, Bob 1 | 16-053-03654 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Shaw, Howard | — |
| Bledsoe, Harold (61 A) 3 | 16-053-00894 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Shaw, Howard | — |
| Talbott, Joe 1 | 16-053-00896 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Shaw, Howard | — |
| Bledsoe, Harold 4 | 16-053-03655 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Shaw, Howard | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shaw Howard operate?
Shaw Howard is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shaw Howard's wells are still active?
1 of Shaw Howard's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shaw Howard operate wells?
Shaw Howard is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (7).
Does Shaw Howard operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Shaw Howard's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shaw Howard's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bledsoe, Harold 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 701 ft.
Where Shaw Howard'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, “Shaw Howard — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shaw-howard-98930 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).