Bates Iron
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bates Iron is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 34 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bates Iron operate?
Bates Iron's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (34). Its 34 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Bates Iron’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bates Iron's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bates Iron operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Phyllis Exploration P-18 in Iron, MI at 1,305 ft.
Notable wells operated by Bates Iron
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phyllis Exploration P-18 | 21-071-01486 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 1,305 ft |
| PhyllisExploration P-6 | 21-071-01477 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 891 ft |
| Phyllis Exploration P-21 | 21-071-01487 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 833 ft |
| Phyllis Exploration P-16 | 21-071-01485 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 830 ft |
| Phyllis Exploration P-11 | 21-071-01481 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 825 ft |
| Winton Exploration 3101 | 21-071-03320 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 749 ft |
| Phyllis Exploration P-9 | 21-071-01480 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 556 ft |
| Phyllis Exploration P-8 | 21-071-01479 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 453 ft |
| Winton Exploration 3102 | 21-071-03321 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 433 ft |
| Phyllis P-1 | 21-071-01472 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 419 ft |
| Winton Exploration 3105 | 21-071-03324 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 393 ft |
| Winton Exploration 3104 | 21-071-03323 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Bates Iron Company | 354 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 34 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bates Iron operate?
Bates Iron is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bates Iron's wells are still active?
0 of Bates Iron's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bates Iron operate wells?
Bates Iron is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (34).
Does Bates Iron operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bates Iron's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bates Iron's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Phyllis Exploration P-18 in Iron, MI is the deepest at 1,305 ft.
Where Bates Iron'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, “Bates Iron — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bates-iron-123823 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).