Empire Petroleum
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CO · EMPIRE PETROLEUM COMPANY · EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION · EMPIRE PETROLEUM LLC · …
At a glance
Empire Petroleum is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 5 (26%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 5 wells (26% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Michigan | 4 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Empire Petroleum operate?
Empire Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Oklahoma (5), Michigan (4), Montana (2), Wyoming (2) and Utah (1). Its 2 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Empire Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Empire Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 26% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Empire Petroleum operate?
By product class, 5 (26%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ray Mann 1 in Fergus, MT at 4,610 ft. The wells listed below sit in Fergus (MT), Gratiot (MI), Ionia (MI), Albany (WY), Antrim (MI) and Pondera (MT) and other counties. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Empire Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mann 1 | 25-027-05175 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fergus, MT | Empire Petroleum | 4,610 ft |
| Weaver, Ivan C. & Mildred K. 1 | 21-057-21410 | Other status | Other type | Gratiot, MI | Empire Petroleum Co | 3,298 ft |
| Depue, Maurice D. 1 | 21-067-16167 | Other status | Other type | Ionia, MI | Empire Petroleum Co | 3,060 ft |
| Fuller 7 | 49-001-07000 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Albany, WY | Empire Petroleum Corporation | 2,753 ft |
| Homan, Fleming Et Al 1 | 21-009-16645 | Other status | Other type | Antrim, MI | Empire Petroleum Co | 2,308 ft |
| Lederer 4 | 25-073-07097 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pondera, MT | Empire Petroleum | 2,025 ft |
| Govt House 2 | 49-029-05815 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Park, WY | Empire Petroleum Company | 1,764 ft |
| Michigan Trust Company 1 | 21-009-16430 | Other status | Other type | Antrim, MI | Empire Petroleum Co | 1,577 ft |
| Thompson #1 | 35-145-21490 | Other status | Gas | Wagoner, OK | Empire Petroleum Company | — |
| Grimmett #3 | 35-111-22801 | Orphaned | Oil | Okmulgee, OK | Empire Petroleum Company | — |
| Grimmett #6 | 35-111-23404 | Orphaned | Oil | Okmulgee, OK | Empire Petroleum Company | — |
| Grimmett #9 | 35-111-24000 | Orphaned | Other type | Okmulgee, OK | Empire Petroleum Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Empire Petroleum operate?
Empire Petroleum is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Empire Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Empire Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Empire Petroleum operate wells?
Empire Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (5), Michigan (4), Montana (2), Wyoming (2) and Utah (1).
Does Empire Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Empire Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Empire Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ray Mann 1 in Fergus, MT is the deepest at 4,610 ft.
Where Empire Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 5 operated by Empire Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 4 operated by Empire Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 2 operated by Empire Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 2 operated by Empire Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 1 operated by Empire Petroleum
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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, “Empire Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/empire-petroleum-7778 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).