Fain And Porter Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fain And Porter Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (18%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fain And Porter Drilling operate?
Fain And Porter Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (11). Its 11 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 Fain And Porter Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fain And Porter Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 18% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fain And Porter Drilling 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 Watts, Fred 1 in Clinton, MI at 5,526 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (MI), Presque Isle (MI), Saint Clair (MI), Macomb (MI), Gratiot (MI) and Cheboygan (MI) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Fain And Porter Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts, Fred 1 | 21-037-23030 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 5,526 ft |
| Weide, William 1 | 21-141-24999 | Other status | Other type | Presque Isle, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 5,458 ft |
| Parker, Frances 1 | 21-147-23204 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 4,128 ft |
| Lane, John & Mcintyre, Duncan Unit 1 | 21-147-22615 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 3,648 ft |
| Schweisow, Richard 1 | 21-141-23481 | Other status | Other type | Presque Isle, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 3,373 ft |
| Werth, Edwin G 1 | 21-099-23179 | Other status | Other type | Macomb, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 3,135 ft |
| Pullman, Delbert 1 | 21-057-23483 | Other status | Other type | Gratiot, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 2,908 ft |
| State Waverly 1 | 21-031-24918 | Other status | Other type | Cheboygan, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 2,875 ft |
| Zimmer, Paul 1 | 21-147-22579 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 2,813 ft |
| Cook, Bernard 1 | 21-117-24184 | Other status | Other type | Montcalm, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 2,687 ft |
| State Grant 1 | 21-031-24904 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheboygan, MI | Fain And Porter Drilling Corp | 2,000 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fain And Porter Drilling operate?
Fain And Porter Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fain And Porter Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Fain And Porter Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fain And Porter Drilling operate wells?
Fain And Porter Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (11).
Does Fain And Porter Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Fain And Porter Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fain And Porter Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Watts, Fred 1 in Clinton, MI is the deepest at 5,526 ft.
Where Fain And Porter Drilling'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, “Fain And Porter Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fain-and-porter-drilling-119063 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).