Now I'm getting all sorts of errors:
Connecting to Oracle Database using...
localhost, 1521, null pdborcl, GISD, ********, shapes, tl_2013_us_state, null, 0
Dropping old table...
   Table not previously created.
Creating new table...
java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: ORA-00902: invalid datatype

java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

Record #1 not converted.
java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

Record #2 not converted.
java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

...

Record #56 not converted.
56 record(s) not converted.
0 record(s) converted.
Done.

host: localhost
port: 1521
sid: GDSRV
db_username: GISD
db_password: ********
db_tablename: shapes
shapefile_name: tl_2013_us_state
SRID: 0
db_geometry_column: geom
Connecting to Oracle Database using...
localhost, 1521, GDSRV null, GISD, ********, shapes, tl_2013_us_state, null, 0
java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied

        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:450)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:392)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:385)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.processError(T4CTTIfun.java:938)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoauthenticate.processError(T4CTTIoauthenticate.java:480)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.receive(T4CTTIfun.java:655)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.doRPC(T4CTTIfun.java:249)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoauthenticate.doOAUTH(T4CTTIoauthenticate.java:416)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoauthenticate.doOAUTH(T4CTTIoauthenticate.java:825)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:596)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.PhysicalConnection.<init>(PhysicalConnection.java:715)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.<init>(T4CConnection.java:385)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CDriverExtension.getConnection(T4CDriverExtension.java:30)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:564)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
        at oracle.spatial.util.SampleShapefileToJGeomFeature.main(SampleShapefileToJGeomFeature.java:341)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at oracle.spatial.util.SampleShapefileToJGeomFeature.main(SampleShapefileToJGeomFeature.java:345)

host: localhost
port: 1521
sid: pdborcl
db_username: GISD
db_password: ********
db_tablename: shapes
shapefile_name: tl_2013_us_state
SRID: 0
db_geometry_column: geom
Connecting to Oracle Database using...
localhost, 1521, pdborcl null, GISD, ********, shapes, tl_2013_us_state, null, 0
java.sql.SQLException: Listener refused the connection with the following error:
ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:673)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.PhysicalConnection.<init>(PhysicalConnection.java:715)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.<init>(T4CConnection.java:385)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CDriverExtension.getConnection(T4CDriverExtension.java:30)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:564)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
        at oracle.spatial.util.SampleShapefileToJGeomFeature.main(SampleShapefileToJGeomFeature.java:341)
Caused by: oracle.net.ns.NetException: Listener refused the connection with the following error:
ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

        at oracle.net.ns.NSProtocolStream.negotiateConnection(NSProtocolStream.java:272)
        at oracle.net.ns.NSProtocol.connect(NSProtocol.java:263)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.connect(T4CConnection.java:1360)
        at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:486)

C:temp>java -cp C:apporclproduct12.1.0dbhomeTestjdbclibojdbc7.jar;C:apporclproduct12.1.0dbhomeTestmdjlibsdoutl.jar;C:apporclproduct12.1.0dbhomeTestmdjlibsd
oapi.jar oracle.spatial.util.SampleShapefileToJGeomFeature -h localhost -p 1523 -sn pdborclt -u GISD -d gisd -t shapes -f tl_2013_us_state -r 0 -g geom
host: localhost
port: 1523
service_name: pdborclt
db_username: GISD
db_password: ********
db_tablename: shapes
shapefile_name: tl_2013_us_state
SRID: 0
db_geometry_column: geom
Connecting to Oracle Database using...
localhost, 1523, null pdborclt, GISD, ********, shapes, tl_2013_us_state, null, 0
Dropping old table...
   Table not previously created.
Creating new table...
Converting record #10 of 56
Converting record #20 of 56
Converting record #30 of 56
Converting record #40 of 56
Converting record #50 of 56
56 record(s) converted.
Done.