Howard Energy
Operator of record for 86 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HOWARD ENERGY CO INC · Howard Energy Corp.
At a glance
Howard Energy is the operator of record for 86 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 19 (22%) are active, 55 (64%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 47 wells (55% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
86
Active
19
Plugged
55
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 47 |
| Michigan | 38 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Howard Energy operate?
Howard Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (47), Michigan (38) and Wyoming (1). Its 38 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 Howard Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Howard Energy's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Howard Energy operate?
By product class, 20 (23%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Boyce 2-19 in Osceola, MI at 12,810 ft. The wells listed below sit in Osceola (MI), Arenac (MI), Missaukee (MI), Clare (MI), Iosco (MI) and Ogemaw (MI) and other counties. 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 Howard Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce 2-19 | 21-133-39854 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 12,810 ft |
| State Mason 1-14 | 21-011-47971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arenac, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 12,100 ft |
| Riverside 1-15 | 21-113-41830 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Missaukee, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 11,970 ft |
| State Winterfield 1-2 | 21-035-40419 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clare, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 11,934 ft |
| State Turner & Hugo 1-22 | 21-011-40763 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arenac, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 11,850 ft |
| State Reno 1-33 | 21-069-42638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iosco, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 11,826 ft |
| State Goodar 1-21 | 21-129-41842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ogemaw, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 11,725 ft |
| Sherman 1-20 | 21-133-39615 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 11,500 ft |
| South Almer Land Company 1-10 | 21-157-40856 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tuscola, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 10,756 ft |
| Boyce 1-19 | 21-133-39186 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 10,566 ft |
| State Turner & Bender 1-8 | 21-011-54717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arenac, MI | Howard Energy Co Inc | 8,495 ft |
| West Fork 1-23 | 49-011-21698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Howard Energy Co Inc | 7,200 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Howard Energy operate?
Howard Energy is the operator of record for 86 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (47). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Howard Energy's wells are still active?
19 of Howard Energy's catalogued wells are active; 55 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Howard Energy operate wells?
Howard Energy is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (47), Michigan (38) and Wyoming (1).
Does Howard Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Howard Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Howard Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Boyce 2-19 in Osceola, MI is the deepest at 12,810 ft.
Where Howard Energy'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, “Howard Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/howard-energy-41697 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).