Watson Shawn D
Operator of record for 65 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Watson Shawn D is the operator of record for 65 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 36 (55%) are plugged & abandoned and 28 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 65 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
65
Active
0
Plugged
36
Orphaned
28
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 65 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 64
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watson Shawn D operate?
Watson Shawn D's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (65). Its 65 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 Watson Shawn D’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Watson Shawn D's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 28 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Watson Shawn D operate?
By product class, 64 (98%) 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 Merrick John N 16-K in Columbiana, OH at 816 ft.
Notable wells operated by Watson Shawn D
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick John N 16-K | 34-029-61267 | Orphaned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 816 ft |
| Bennett Cecil A & Camille 1 | 34-029-20526 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 795 ft |
| Merrick John N 17-K | 34-029-61265 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 732 ft |
| George Teegarden Farm 8 | 34-029-61788 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 720 ft |
| Teegarden Herold G 11 | 34-029-61115 | Orphaned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 712 ft |
| Teegarden George 9 | 34-029-61789 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 711 ft |
| Smith Herold 5 | 34-029-61360 | Orphaned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 705 ft |
| Smith-Herold (John Smith) 3 | 34-029-61358 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 702 ft |
| Teegarden Herold G 12 | 34-029-61114 | Orphaned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 700 ft |
| Merrick John 18-K | 34-029-61266 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 700 ft |
| Richenbaugh Crist 1 | 34-029-61592 | Orphaned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 700 ft |
| Richenbaugh Crist 4 | 34-029-61595 | Orphaned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Watson Shawn D | 700 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watson Shawn D operate?
Watson Shawn D is the operator of record for 65 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (65). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watson Shawn D's wells are still active?
0 of Watson Shawn D's catalogued wells are active; 36 are plugged & abandoned and 28 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Watson Shawn D operate wells?
Watson Shawn D is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (65).
Does Watson Shawn D operate mostly oil or gas wells?
64 of Watson Shawn D's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watson Shawn D's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Merrick John N 16-K in Columbiana, OH is the deepest at 816 ft.
Where Watson Shawn D'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, “Watson Shawn D — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watson-shawn-d-71206 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).