Cook Balser
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cook Balser is the operator of record for 21 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 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 21 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cook Balser operate?
Cook Balser's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (21). Its 21 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 Cook Balser’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cook Balser'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 Cook Balser 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 Wittek, Rudolph 1 in Ottawa, MI at 2,107 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ottawa (MI), Jackson (MI) and Allegan (MI).
Notable wells operated by Cook Balser
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittek, Rudolph 1 | 21-139-20089 | Other status | Other type | Ottawa, MI | Cook Balser | 2,107 ft |
| Mcarthur, Idabell 1 | 21-075-19031 | Other status | Other type | Jackson, MI | Cook Balser | 1,916 ft |
| Village Of Wayland 1 | 21-005-20504 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,768 ft |
| Staidle 1 | 21-005-20429 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,757 ft |
| Van Noord A-1 | 21-005-20446 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,729 ft |
| Noord, Van 1 | 21-005-20427 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,718 ft |
| Cook 1 | 21-005-20428 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,714 ft |
| Brower 1 | 21-139-20414 | Other status | Other type | Ottawa, MI | Cook Balser | 1,669 ft |
| Kipen, Adam 1 | 21-005-19117 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,666 ft |
| Schneider, George 1 | 21-075-18934 | Other status | Other type | Jackson, MI | Cook Balser | 1,648 ft |
| Ashley 1 | 21-005-19871 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,558 ft |
| Spreitzer-Huitt-Wilson 1 | 21-005-19229 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Cook Balser | 1,554 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 21 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cook Balser operate?
Cook Balser is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (21). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cook Balser's wells are still active?
0 of Cook Balser's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cook Balser operate wells?
Cook Balser is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (21).
Does Cook Balser operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Cook Balser's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cook Balser's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wittek, Rudolph 1 in Ottawa, MI is the deepest at 2,107 ft.
Where Cook Balser'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, “Cook Balser — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cook-balser-115270 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).