Bell Earl
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bell Earl is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (11%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bell Earl operate?
Bell Earl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (9). Its 9 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 Bell Earl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bell Earl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 11% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bell Earl 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 State Clearwater 1 in Kalkaska, MI at 3,511 ft. The wells listed below sit in Kalkaska (MI), Oceana (MI) and Charlevoix (MI).
Notable wells operated by Bell Earl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Clearwater 1 | 21-079-17890 | Other status | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Bell Earl | 3,511 ft |
| Orent, Vitty 1 | 21-127-20199 | Other status | Other type | Oceana, MI | Bell Earl | 2,707 ft |
| Kipisz, Steve 1 | 21-029-16367 | Other status | Other type | Charlevoix, MI | Bell Earl | 2,000 ft |
| Peters, Otto 1 | 21-127-20744 | Other status | Other type | Oceana, MI | Bell Earl | 1,978 ft |
| Fall, Harry 1 | 21-029-17096 | Other status | Other type | Charlevoix, MI | Bell Earl | 1,867 ft |
| Smith, Arther 1 | 21-029-16687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Charlevoix, MI | Bell Earl | 1,785 ft |
| A. Fletcher 1 | 21-029-60360 | Other status | Other type | Charlevoix, MI | Bell Earl | — |
| Harry Fall 1 | 21-029-60361 | Other status | Other type | Charlevoix, MI | Bell Earl | — |
| Earl Bell 1 | 21-029-60362 | Other status | Other type | Charlevoix, MI | Bell Earl | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bell Earl operate?
Bell Earl is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bell Earl's wells are still active?
0 of Bell Earl's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bell Earl operate wells?
Bell Earl is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (9).
Does Bell Earl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Bell Earl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bell Earl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State Clearwater 1 in Kalkaska, MI is the deepest at 3,511 ft.
Where Bell Earl'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, “Bell Earl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bell-earl-119052 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).