Shell Petroleum
Operator of record for 48 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Shell Petroleum Company · Shell Petroleum Corporation
At a glance
Shell Petroleum is the operator of record for 48 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (6%) are active, 20 (42%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 37 wells (77% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
48
Active
3
Plugged
20
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 37 |
| Michigan | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shell Petroleum operate?
Shell Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (37) and Michigan (11). Its 37 Illinois wells are 0.0% 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 Shell Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Shell Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 42% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shell Petroleum operate?
By product class, 13 (27%) 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 Criley, E. C. 36-T in Clinton, IL at 4,037 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (IL), Marion (IL), Lawrence (IL), Fayette (IL) and Bond (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Shell Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criley, E. C. 36-T | 12-027-02664 | Active | Oil | Clinton, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 4,037 ft |
| Criley, E. C. 11-C | 12-027-02661 | Other status | Injection | Clinton, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 2,894 ft |
| Young Heirs Tract 37 1 | 12-121-00535 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Marion, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,800 ft |
| Salem St Bank 1 | 12-121-00527 | Active | Injection | Marion, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,793 ft |
| Farthing E T Tr 112 4 | 12-121-01192 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,790 ft |
| Salem St Bank 2 | 12-121-00193 | Active | Injection | Marion, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,789 ft |
| D S Young Heirs 3 | 12-121-00957 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,780 ft |
| Lahr, A. & M. 1 | 12-101-00131 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,717 ft |
| Lutz 1 | 12-121-00667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,706 ft |
| Kreft W H 1 | 12-027-00709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,646 ft |
| Fulton, C. F. 3 | 12-051-02720 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fayette, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,572 ft |
| Core Test 4 | 12-005-01230 | Other status | Other type | Bond, IL | Shell Petroleum Company | 1,455 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shell Petroleum operate?
Shell Petroleum is the operator of record for 48 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shell Petroleum's wells are still active?
3 of Shell Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shell Petroleum operate wells?
Shell Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (37) and Michigan (11).
Does Shell Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Shell Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shell Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Criley, E. C. 36-T in Clinton, IL is the deepest at 4,037 ft.
Where Shell Petroleum'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 Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shell-petroleum-66229 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).