Shoots George M
Operator of record for 44 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SHOOTS, GEORGE M · Shoots, George M.
At a glance
Shoots George M is the operator of record for 44 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (2%) are active, 40 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 40 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
44
Active
1
Plugged
40
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 40 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shoots George M operate?
Shoots George M's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (40) and Kentucky (4). Its 40 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 Shoots George M’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Shoots George M's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shoots George M operate?
By product class, 15 (34%) 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 Dawson 1 in Marion, IL at 3,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL), Clay (IL), Muhlenberg (KY), Christian (KY) and Brown (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 Shoots George M
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson 1 | 12-121-26336 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Shoots, George M. | 3,400 ft |
| Featherly 1 | 12-121-26468 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Shoots, George M. | 3,299 ft |
| Mulvaney 1 | 12-121-26627 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Shoots, George M. | 3,295 ft |
| Hargis 1 | 12-121-26661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Shoots, George M. | 3,257 ft |
| Shoots 1 | 12-025-27173 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Shoots, George M. | 3,140 ft |
| Linder 1 | 12-025-00557 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Shoots, George M. | 2,920 ft |
| Hargis 2 | 12-121-01624 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Shoots, George M. | 2,118 ft |
| Saddler, Thurman 1 | 16-177-04140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Shoots, George M | 1,130 ft |
| Wagner, Woodrow 1 | 16-047-00978 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Shoots, George M | 1,020 ft |
| Bivins, Alvin 2 | 16-177-03388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Shoots, George M | 910 ft |
| Bivins, Alvin 1 | 16-177-03387 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Shoots, George M | 890 ft |
| Wear, N. 1 | 12-009-20590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Shoots, George M. | 725 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shoots George M operate?
Shoots George M is the operator of record for 44 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shoots George M's wells are still active?
1 of Shoots George M's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shoots George M operate wells?
Shoots George M is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (40) and Kentucky (4).
Does Shoots George M operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Shoots George M's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shoots George M's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dawson 1 in Marion, IL is the deepest at 3,400 ft.
Where Shoots George 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, “Shoots George M — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shoots-george-m-67052 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).