Sherman Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Sherman Oil · Sherman Oil Co.
At a glance
Sherman Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sherman Oil operate?
Sherman Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (6) and California (1). Its 6 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 Sherman Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sherman Oil'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 Sherman Oil operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) 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 Sherman 1 in Washington, IL at 3,010 ft. The wells listed below sit in Washington (IL), Randolph (IL), Perry (IL), Union (IL) and Los Angeles (CA). 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 Sherman Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman 1 | 12-189-23948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Sherman Oil | 3,010 ft |
| Mittendorf 1 | 12-189-02756 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Sherman Oil | 2,385 ft |
| Schuline 1 | 12-157-01953 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Randolph, IL | Sherman Oil | 1,895 ft |
| Foertson 1 | 12-145-02531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perry, IL | Sherman Oil | 1,402 ft |
| Sherman 1 | 12-189-00846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Sherman Oil | 1,394 ft |
| Dossett 1 | 12-181-00133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, IL | Sherman Oil | 1,078 ft |
| Lease by Sherman Oil Co. 1 | 04-037-11284 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Sherman Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sherman Oil operate?
Sherman Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sherman Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Sherman Oil's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sherman Oil operate wells?
Sherman Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6) and California (1).
Does Sherman Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Sherman Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sherman Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sherman 1 in Washington, IL is the deepest at 3,010 ft.
Where Sherman Oil'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, “Sherman Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sherman-oil-15887 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).