Fordney Petroleum
Operator of record for 22 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Fordney Petroleum is the operator of record for 22 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (50%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 22 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
22
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 22 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fordney Petroleum operate?
Fordney Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (22). Its 22 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 Fordney Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fordney Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fordney Petroleum 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 Hermansau-Madison street test 1 in Saginaw, MI at 2,324 ft.
Notable wells operated by Fordney Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermansau-Madison street test 1 | 21-145-00028 | Other status | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 2,324 ft |
| Bisner, Joseph 1 | 21-145-62323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,850 ft |
| La Dow, Bertha 3 | 21-145-62322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,846 ft |
| Schultz, Margaretha 1 | 21-145-62321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,841 ft |
| Mason, William J. 1 | 21-145-00256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,835 ft |
| Baer, William 1 | 21-145-00249 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,834 ft |
| Braun, Julius 1 | 21-145-00608 | Other status | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,831 ft |
| Schraeder et al, C. 4 | 21-145-00749 | Other status | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,830 ft |
| Greencorn, Matilda 1 | 21-145-00253 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,830 ft |
| Knight, Hanora (Larson) 1 | 21-145-00254 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,830 ft |
| Schraeder, Courtney 1 | 21-145-00258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,827 ft |
| Flack 1 | 21-145-00426 | Other status | Other type | Saginaw, MI | Fordney Petroleum Co | 1,825 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fordney Petroleum operate?
Fordney Petroleum is the operator of record for 22 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fordney Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Fordney Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fordney Petroleum operate wells?
Fordney Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (22).
Does Fordney Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Fordney Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fordney Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hermansau-Madison street test 1 in Saginaw, MI is the deepest at 2,324 ft.
Where Fordney Petroleum'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, “Fordney Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fordney-petroleum-134349 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).