Bates Lew Jr
Operator of record for 27 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bates Lew Jr is the operator of record for 27 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 24 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 26 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
27
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 26 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bates Lew Jr operate?
Bates Lew Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Ohio (26) and Michigan (1). Its 26 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 Bates Lew Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bates Lew Jr's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bates Lew Jr operate?
By product class, 26 (96%) 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 Poklar 1 in Hocking, OH at 4,665 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hocking (OH), Morrow (OH), Coshocton (OH) and Muskingum (OH).
Notable wells operated by Bates Lew Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poklar 1 | 34-073-23440 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hocking, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 4,665 ft |
| Hamilton John T & Evelyn R 1 | 34-117-23127 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,791 ft |
| Smith Florence 1 | 34-117-23177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,737 ft |
| Parks Lila 1 | 34-031-22204 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,611 ft |
| McKEE-STEVENS 1 | 34-031-22098 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,596 ft |
| Meek-Stevens 1 | 34-031-22106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,560 ft |
| Stevens Harold W 1 | 34-031-22088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,500 ft |
| Lonsinger Nancy J & Gerald W 1 | 34-031-22081 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,488 ft |
| Fry Ernest 1 | 34-031-22091 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,474 ft |
| Eppley Howard 1 | 34-119-21885 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,447 ft |
| Dickerson Mabel I 1 | 34-031-22593 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,391 ft |
| Rinehart-Hartman-Graham 1 | 34-117-23405 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Bates Lew Jr | 3,385 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bates Lew Jr operate?
Bates Lew Jr is the operator of record for 27 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bates Lew Jr's wells are still active?
0 of Bates Lew Jr's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bates Lew Jr operate wells?
Bates Lew Jr is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (26) and Michigan (1).
Does Bates Lew Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Bates Lew Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bates Lew Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Poklar 1 in Hocking, OH is the deepest at 4,665 ft.
Where Bates Lew Jr'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 Lew Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bates-lew-jr-78876 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).