Shell Offshore
Operator of record for 109 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shell Offshore is the operator of record for 109 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 72 (66%) are plugged & abandoned and 17 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 109 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
109
Active
0
Plugged
72
Orphaned
17
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 109 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 34
- Gas wells
- 13
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shell Offshore operate?
Shell Offshore's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (109). Its 109 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Shell Offshore’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Shell Offshore's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 66% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 17 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Shell Offshore operate?
By product class, 34 (31%) are oil wells and 13 (12%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 1355 042 in Plaquemines, LA at 21,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Plaquemines (LA), Vermilion (LA), St Mary (LA) and Terrebonne (LA).
Notable wells operated by Shell Offshore
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 1355 042 | 17-725-20329 | Other status | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 21,500 ft |
| Sl 15291 001 | 17-113-22020 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 20,000 ft |
| Sl 16032 001 | 17-719-20354 | Other status | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 19,600 ft |
| Sl 988 010 | 17-721-20371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 18,118 ft |
| Sl 1665 025 | 17-709-20209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 16,916 ft |
| Sl 14852 001 | 17-709-20322 | Other status | Other type | St Mary, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 16,500 ft |
| Sl 15147 001 | 17-711-20310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 16,258 ft |
| Sl 1666 007 | 17-709-20312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 15,500 ft |
| Sl 15211 001 | 17-709-20327 | Other status | Other type | St Mary, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 15,000 ft |
| Sl 14490 001 | 17-709-20320 | Other status | Other type | St Mary, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 15,000 ft |
| Sl 14578 001 | 17-113-22039 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 15,000 ft |
| Hai Nvua;ll&e E 001 | 17-109-21886 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | Shell Offshore Inc. | 13,721 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shell Offshore operate?
Shell Offshore is the operator of record for 109 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (109). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shell Offshore's wells are still active?
0 of Shell Offshore's catalogued wells are active; 72 are plugged & abandoned and 17 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Shell Offshore operate wells?
Shell Offshore is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (109).
Does Shell Offshore operate mostly oil or gas wells?
34 of Shell Offshore's catalogued wells are oil wells and 13 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shell Offshore's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 1355 042 in Plaquemines, LA is the deepest at 21,500 ft.
Where Shell Offshore'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, “Shell Offshore — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shell-offshore-78402 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).