Shure Oil
Operator of record for 49 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SHURE OIL CORP · Shure Oil Corp.
At a glance
Shure Oil is the operator of record for 49 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 9 (18%) are active, 39 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 48 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
49
Active
9
Plugged
39
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 48 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shure Oil operate?
Shure Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (48) and Michigan (1). Its 48 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 Shure Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of Shure Oil's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Shure Oil operate?
By product class, 20 (41%) 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 Shepard 1 in Edwards, IL at 3,510 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), White (IL), Wayne (IL), Wabash (IL) and Saline (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 Shure Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard 1 | 12-047-00737 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,510 ft |
| Abba, Orvill 1 | 12-193-04982 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,419 ft |
| Wilks 1 | 12-047-01484 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,407 ft |
| Gilham E A Etal 1 | 12-191-04346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,363 ft |
| Mann Arvel 1 | 12-191-07092 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,327 ft |
| Winter C E 1 | 12-191-07138 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,315 ft |
| Winter C E 1 | 12-191-03861 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,307 ft |
| Kerr, Wayburn Community 1 | 12-191-07100 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,302 ft |
| Winter Clyde 2 | 12-191-07139 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,301 ft |
| Lichtenberger 1 | 12-193-02455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,275 ft |
| Reeves Asa 1 | 12-185-02753 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,102 ft |
| Miller Arthur 1 | 12-165-02755 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Shure Oil Corp. | 3,060 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shure Oil operate?
Shure Oil is the operator of record for 49 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (48). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shure Oil's wells are still active?
9 of Shure Oil's catalogued wells are active; 39 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Shure Oil operate wells?
Shure Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (48) and Michigan (1).
Does Shure Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Shure Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shure Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shepard 1 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,510 ft.
Where Shure 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, “Shure Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shure-oil-92184 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).