Shepherd John M
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shepherd John M is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shepherd John M operate?
Shepherd John M's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (10). Its 10 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 Shepherd John M’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Shepherd John M'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 Shepherd John M operate?
By product class, 2 (20%) 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 Williams 1 in Franklin, IL at 3,225 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL), Edwards (IL), Lawrence (IL) and Crawford (IL).
Notable wells operated by Shepherd John M
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams 1 | 12-055-01050 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Shepherd John M | 3,225 ft |
| Smith I G 1 | 12-047-01388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Shepherd John M | 3,128 ft |
| Sweet 8 | 12-055-01264 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Shepherd John M | 3,096 ft |
| Sweet 6 | 12-055-01048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Shepherd John M | 3,085 ft |
| Gutteridge 1-A | 12-101-04075 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Shepherd John M | 1,992 ft |
| Gutteridge 1 | 12-101-04074 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Shepherd John M | 1,927 ft |
| Nethery, E. C. 2 | 12-033-00611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shepherd John M | 1,577 ft |
| Nethery, E. C. 3 | 12-033-00282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shepherd John M | 1,002 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 12-033-06658 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shepherd John M | 1,000 ft |
| Allison 1 | 12-033-00283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Shepherd John M | 976 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shepherd John M operate?
Shepherd John M is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shepherd John M's wells are still active?
0 of Shepherd John M's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shepherd John M operate wells?
Shepherd John M is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10).
Does Shepherd John M operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Shepherd John M's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shepherd John M's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Williams 1 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,225 ft.
Where Shepherd John M'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, “Shepherd John M — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shepherd-john-m-95446 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).