Cleveland Cliffs Iron
Operator of record for 2,687 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cleveland Cliffs Iron is the operator of record for 2,687 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (0.3%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 2,687 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2,687
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,687 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cleveland Cliffs Iron operate?
Cleveland Cliffs Iron's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (2,687). Its 2,687 Michigan wells are 3% 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Cleveland Cliffs Iron’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cleveland Cliffs Iron's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 0.3% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cleveland Cliffs Iron operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ishpeming I43-4 in Marquette, MI at 6,365 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marquette (MI) and Schoolcraft (MI).
Notable wells operated by Cleveland Cliffs Iron
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishpeming I43-4 | 21-103-03903 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 6,365 ft |
| Hickey Creek Borehole (a.k.a. Shingleton) 1 | 21-153-00050 | Other status | Other type | Schoolcraft, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 5,345 ft |
| Ishpeming I29C-10 | 21-103-02136 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 5,345 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I20-11 | 21-103-02098 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,867 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I21-11 | 21-103-02102 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,864 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I20C-11 | 21-103-02101 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,829 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I23B-11 | 21-103-02106 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,792 ft |
| Ishpeming I29B-10 | 21-103-02135 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,762 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I20A-11 | 21-103-02099 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,391 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I14-11 | 21-103-02091 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,338 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I22-11 | 21-103-02103 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,311 ft |
| Ishpeming Exploration I20B-11 | 21-103-02100 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co | 4,307 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cleveland Cliffs Iron operate?
Cleveland Cliffs Iron is the operator of record for 2,687 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (2,687). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cleveland Cliffs Iron's wells are still active?
0 of Cleveland Cliffs Iron's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cleveland Cliffs Iron operate wells?
Cleveland Cliffs Iron is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (2,687).
Does Cleveland Cliffs Iron operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Cleveland Cliffs Iron's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cleveland Cliffs Iron's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ishpeming I43-4 in Marquette, MI is the deepest at 6,365 ft.
Where Cleveland Cliffs 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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Cleveland Cliffs Iron — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cleveland-cliffs-iron-114717 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).