Great Lakes Exploration
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GREAT LAKES EXPLORATION CO · GREAT LAKES EXPLORATION INC · Great Lakes Exploration
At a glance
Great Lakes Exploration 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 Great Lakes Exploration operate?
Great Lakes Exploration'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 Great Lakes Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Great Lakes Exploration'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 Great Lakes Exploration 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 Jordon, Otto 1 in Hillsdale, MI at 4,153 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hillsdale (MI), Mecosta (MI), Newaygo (MI), Saint Clair (MI), Marquette (MI) and Gogebic (MI). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Great Lakes Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordon, Otto 1 | 21-059-28380 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 4,153 ft |
| Miller, Raymond 1 | 21-107-28828 | Other status | Other type | Mecosta, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 3,770 ft |
| Englund, John Et Ux 1 | 21-123-27347 | Other status | Other type | Newaygo, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 2,938 ft |
| Englund, John And Martha 3 | 21-123-27529 | Other status | Other type | Newaygo, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 2,936 ft |
| Chapman, Martin 1 | 21-123-27479 | Other status | Other type | Newaygo, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 2,914 ft |
| Chapman, Martin & Olive 1 | 21-123-27485 | Other status | Other type | Newaygo, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 2,894 ft |
| Spurlock, Walt 1 | 21-147-24838 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 2,683 ft |
| Theume, Melvin 1 | 21-147-26502 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 2,652 ft |
| Klingler, H J 1 | 21-147-24444 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Co | 2,229 ft |
| Weyerhaeuser Sc20-M2-01 | 21-103-62117 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Inc | 1,008 ft |
| Weyerhaeuser Sc20-M3-01 | 21-103-62116 | Other status | Other type | Marquette, MI | Great Lakes Exploration Inc | 1,000 ft |
| Cv 3 | 21-053-00035 | Other status | Other type | Gogebic, MI | Great Lakes Exploration | 253 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 21 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Great Lakes Exploration operate?
Great Lakes Exploration 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 Great Lakes Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Great Lakes Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Great Lakes Exploration operate wells?
Great Lakes Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (21).
Does Great Lakes Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Great Lakes Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Great Lakes Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jordon, Otto 1 in Hillsdale, MI is the deepest at 4,153 ft.
Where Great Lakes Exploration'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, “Great Lakes Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/great-lakes-exploration-120857 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).