Ford Motor
Operator of record for 340 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FORD MOTOR CO · Ford Motor Company
At a glance
Ford Motor is the operator of record for 340 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 4 (1%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 338 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
340
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 338 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ford Motor operate?
Ford Motor's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Michigan (338), Kentucky (1) and Ohio (1). Its 338 Michigan wells are 0.4% 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 Ford Motor’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ford Motor's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 1% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ford Motor operate?
By product class, 1 (0.3%) 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 Ford Motor D-2 in Wayne, MI at 4,308 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (MI), Pike (KY), Iron (MI) and Marquette (MI). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Ford Motor
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Motor D-2 | 21-163-00184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, MI | Ford Motor Co | 4,308 ft |
| Ford Motor Co 2 | KGS record 69216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, KY | Ford Motor Co | 3,250 ft |
| Ford Motor Company 1 | 21-163-61275 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, MI | Ford Motor Co | 2,495 ft |
| Richards Exploration 52 | 21-071-01414 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,695 ft |
| Exploration No. 10 EX.10-104 | 21-103-00875 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,650 ft |
| Richards Exploration 54 | 21-071-01416 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,545 ft |
| Exploration No. 10 EX.10-157 | 21-103-00928 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,328 ft |
| Richards Exploration 59 | 21-071-01421 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,312 ft |
| Richards Exploration 53 | 21-071-01415 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,301 ft |
| Tollen Spur TS4 | 21-071-00954 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,295 ft |
| Richards Exploration 51 | 21-071-01413 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,251 ft |
| Tollen Spur TS5 | 21-071-00955 | Other status | Other type | Iron, MI | Ford Motor Co | 1,216 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ford Motor operate?
Ford Motor is the operator of record for 340 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (338). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ford Motor's wells are still active?
0 of Ford Motor's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ford Motor operate wells?
Ford Motor is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (338), Kentucky (1) and Ohio (1).
Does Ford Motor operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Ford Motor's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ford Motor's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ford Motor D-2 in Wayne, MI is the deepest at 4,308 ft.
Where Ford Motor'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, “Ford Motor — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ford-motor-79482 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).