Shelby County, IN oil and gas wells
622 wells: 183 active, 368 plugged, 67 orphaned, run by 190 operators.
Figures from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Shelby
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) | 146502 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| (no name) | 166479 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| (no name) | 200249 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Ball | 146789 | Orphaned | Gas | Blue River Gas Company |
| Bassett | 146521 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Bellman | 146321 | Orphaned | Gas | Bellman |
| Ben Powell | 146461 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Brown | 146526 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Brown | 146574 | Orphaned | Gas | Manilla Natural Gas Co. |
| Burgess | 146325 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Carrigan | 146696 | Orphaned | Gas | J. Harvey Snider Etal |
| Cartmel | 146446 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Cawein | 146634 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Creed | 146419 | Orphaned | Gas | Blue Ridge Gas Co. |
| Curtis | 146477 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Davis | 146296 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Davis 1 | 3523 | Orphaned | Gas | Davis |
| Eberhardt | 146267 | Orphaned | Gas | Eberhardt |
| Engle | 146785 | Orphaned | Gas | Blue River Gas Company |
| Evans | 146798 | Orphaned | Gas | Evans |
| Evans | 146799 | Orphaned | Gas | Gwynneville Natural Gas Co. |
| Fischer | 146372 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Gordon | 146784 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Hamley | 146342 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Hardy | 146699 | Orphaned | Gas | Citizens Natural Gas, Oil, & Water Co. |
| Haymond 9 | 146456 | Orphaned | Gas | Waldron Natural Gas, Oil & Water Co. |
| Haymond | 146479 | Orphaned | Gas | When Gas, Oil & Water Co. |
| Hill | 146751 | Orphaned | Gas | Freeport Gas Co. |
| Holbrook | 146617 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Isley | 146294 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Kemper 1 | 116 | Orphaned | Gas | J. Harvey Snider Etal |
| Kuhn | 146398 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Kuhn | 146557 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Kuhn | 146641 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Laws | 146323 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Lux | 146362 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| MIDKIFF None Listed | 146303 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| McKensen 1 | 146297 | Orphaned | Gas | McKensen |
| McKensen 2 | 146298 | Orphaned | Gas | McKensen |
| McLaughlin | 146404 | Orphaned | Gas | Meltzer |
| Mellis | 146730 | Orphaned | Gas | Freeport Gas Co. |
| Merks | 146529 | Orphaned | Gas | Southern Indiana Gas Co. |
| Methodist Parsonage | 146480 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Miller 5 | 146436 | Orphaned | Gas | Citizens Natural Gas & Oil Co. |
| Moberly | 146542 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Moore | 146695 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Neeb | 146627 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Nelson | 146786 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Phares | 146597 | Orphaned | Gas | Phares, Rice, Baker & Meyers Gas Co. |
| Phillips | 146282 | Orphaned | Gas | St. Paul Natural Gas & Oil Co. |
| Polliett & Evans | 146803 | Orphaned | Gas | Gwynneville Natural Gas Co. |
| Rahe | 146343 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Rays Crossing Town Lot | 146612 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Redenbaugh | 146489 | Orphaned | Gas | Southside Gas Co. of Waldron |
| Sever 14 | 3677 | Orphaned | Gas | Waldron Gas Co., |
| Shipp | 146268 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Shipp | 146269 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Talbert | 146808 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Talbert | 146832 | Orphaned | Gas | Morristown Fuel & Light Co. |
| Talbert | 146844 | Orphaned | Gas | Citizens Natural Gas & Oil Co. |
| Theobold 3 | 146602 | Orphaned | Gas | Southern Indiana Natural Gas Co. |
| Thompson | 146471 | Orphaned | Gas | Waldron Natural Gas, Oil & Water Co. |
| Thompson | 146482 | Orphaned | Gas | — |
| Wagoner | 146804 | Orphaned | Gas | Morrison Fuel & Light Co. |
| Waldron Town Lot | 146497 | Orphaned | Gas | Waldron Natural Gas, Oil & Water Co. |
| Wickliff 1 | 146715 | Orphaned | Gas | Freeport Gas Co. |
| Wright | 146499 | Orphaned | Gas | Waldron Natural Gas, Oil & Water Co. |