Shell Western E&p
Operator of record for 2,500 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SHELL WESTERN E&P · SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Shell Western E&P, Inc.
At a glance
Shell Western E&p is the operator of record for 2,500 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 2,064 (83%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 2,003 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2,500
Active
0
Plugged
2,064
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 2,003 |
| Louisiana | 466 |
| North Dakota | 23 |
| Alabama | 7 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,409
- Gas wells
- 101
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shell Western E&p operate?
Shell Western E&p's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: California (2,003), Louisiana (466), North Dakota (23), Alabama (7) and Kansas (1). Its 2,003 California wells are 0.8% of the 242,471 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 Western E&p’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Shell Western E&p's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.0%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Shell Western E&p operate?
By product class, 1,409 (56%) are oil wells and 101 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rufus Hebert Et Al 001 in St Landry, LA at 21,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Landry (LA), Vermilion (LA), Cameron (LA), Iberia (LA) and Terrebonne (LA). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Shell Western E&p
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Hebert Et Al 001 | 17-097-20829 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 21,000 ft |
| L Wx Ra Sub;c A G Jarrell 001 | 17-097-20521 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Landry, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 20,914 ft |
| 16600 Tusc Rb Suc;turner 003 | 17-097-20594 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Landry, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 20,000 ft |
| Fred M Gilmore Et Al 002 | 17-113-21918 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 20,000 ft |
| W Myers 001 | 17-097-20490 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Landry, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 19,664 ft |
| Lacassine Refuge 001 | 17-023-22529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 19,500 ft |
| Vuf;gon Min St U 002 | 17-045-00801 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberia, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 18,568 ft |
| Ll Ra Suf;rob 044 | 17-109-21521 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 18,000 ft |
| Y Ra Sud; W. G. Weeks 001 | 17-045-00815 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberia, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 17,787 ft |
| Sl 14762 001 | 17-109-23432 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Terrebonne, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 17,636 ft |
| N J Woodland Et Al 001 | 17-097-20530 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 17,500 ft |
| Wi W Ra Su;wks Gall U 1 001 | 17-045-00809 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberia, LA | Shell Western E&p Inc. | 17,183 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shell Western E&p operate?
Shell Western E&p is the operator of record for 2,500 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (2,003). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shell Western E&p's wells are still active?
0 of Shell Western E&p's catalogued wells are active; 2,064 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Shell Western E&p operate wells?
Shell Western E&p is the operator of record for wells in California (2,003), Louisiana (466), North Dakota (23), Alabama (7) and Kansas (1).
Does Shell Western E&p operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,409 of Shell Western E&p's catalogued wells are oil wells and 101 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shell Western E&p's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rufus Hebert Et Al 001 in St Landry, LA is the deepest at 21,000 ft.
Where Shell Western E&p's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in California· 2,003 operated by Shell Western E&p
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 466 operated by Shell Western E&p
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 23 operated by Shell Western E&p
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 7 operated by Shell Western E&p
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by Shell Western E&p
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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 Western E&p — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shell-western-e-p-2336 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).