Bay Exploration
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bay Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (83%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bay Exploration operate?
Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (6). Its 6 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 Bay Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bay Exploration 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 Fountain 3-12 in Calhoun, MI at 4,815 ft. The wells listed below sit in Calhoun (MI) and Saginaw (MI).
Notable wells operated by Bay Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain 3-12 | 21-025-40277 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Bay Exploration Inc | 4,815 ft |
| Bott Unit 1 | 21-145-37616 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Bay Exploration Inc | 3,800 ft |
| Fountain 2-12 | 21-025-39891 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Bay Exploration Inc | 3,025 ft |
| Fountain & Kilbourn 1-12 | 21-025-39890 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Bay Exploration Inc | 3,021 ft |
| Fountain 1-12 | 21-025-39334 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Bay Exploration Inc | 3,019 ft |
| Newton 1 | 21-145-37613 | Other status | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Bay Exploration Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bay Exploration operate?
Bay Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bay Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bay Exploration operate wells?
Bay Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (6).
Does Bay Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bay Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fountain 3-12 in Calhoun, MI is the deepest at 4,815 ft.
Where Bay Exploration'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, “Bay Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bay-exploration-118444 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).