Wells Oil
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WELLS OIL CORP · Wells Oil · Wells Oil, LLC
At a glance
Wells Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 15 (75%) are active, 4 (20%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 15 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
15
Plugged
4
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 15 |
| Montana | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 75%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wells Oil operate?
Wells Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (15), Montana (4) and Pennsylvania (1). Its 4 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Wells Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
75% of Wells Oil's catalogued wells are active, 46 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 20% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Wells Oil operate?
By product class, 13 (65%) are oil wells and 2 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is J. I. Shaffer 26 Swd in Woodson, KS at 2,365 ft. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Wells Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. I. Shaffer 26 Swd | 15-207-25972 | Active | Injection | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 2,365 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 27 | 15-207-25941 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,840 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 22 | 15-207-21227 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,806 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 25 | 15-207-22262 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,780 ft |
| Shaffer 12 | 15-207-02321 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,767 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 15 | 15-207-20379 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,750 ft |
| Shaffer 14 | 15-207-02322 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,743 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 17 | 15-207-20578 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,737 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 16 | 15-207-20476 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,734 ft |
| Shaffer 24 | 15-207-21551 | Active | Injection | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,730 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 23 | 15-207-21535 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,727 ft |
| J. I. Shaffer 21 | 15-207-21033 | Active | Oil | Woodson, KS | Wells Oil, LLC | 1,726 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wells Oil operate?
Wells Oil is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wells Oil's wells are still active?
15 of Wells Oil's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Wells Oil operate wells?
Wells Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (15), Montana (4) and Pennsylvania (1).
Does Wells Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Wells Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wells Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J. I. Shaffer 26 Swd in Woodson, KS is the deepest at 2,365 ft.
Where Wells 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, “Wells Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wells-oil-72155 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).