Howard Mw
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HOWARD, M W · Howard M W
At a glance
Howard Mw is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (7%) are active, 8 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 10 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
1
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 10 |
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Howard Mw operate?
Howard Mw's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (10) and Illinois (4). Its 10 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Mw’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Howard Mw's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Howard Mw operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) 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 Hosman & Donovan Heirs 1 in Daviess, KY at 1,860 ft. The wells listed below sit in Daviess (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Williamson (IL) and Adams (IL). 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 Mw
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosman & Donovan Heirs 1 | 16-059-01058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Howard, M W | 1,860 ft |
| Hensley, Lora Mae 1 | KGS record 2012453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Howard, M W | 1,821 ft |
| Donovan, George 1 | 16-059-01052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Howard, M W | 1,787 ft |
| Hensley, Lora Mae 2 | KGS record 2012224 | Active | Oil | Daviess, KY | Howard, M W | 1,784 ft |
| Dwyer, L 1 | KGS record 2031108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Howard, M W | 1,689 ft |
| H. L. Roberts Community 1 | 12-199-01924 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Williamson, IL | Howard M W | 1,610 ft |
| Vollbracht, Roy W. 1 | 12-001-00403 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Howard M W | 1,020 ft |
| Steiner 1 | 12-001-00404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Howard M W | 625 ft |
| Hemke 1 | 12-001-00423 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, IL | Howard M W | 555 ft |
| Hensley, Lora Mae 2 | 16-059-01057 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Howard, M W | — |
| Donovan, George 3 | 16-059-01054 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Howard, M W | — |
| Donovan, George 2 | 16-059-01053 | Other status | Other type | Daviess, KY | Howard, M W | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Howard Mw operate?
Howard Mw is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Howard Mw's wells are still active?
1 of Howard Mw's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Howard Mw operate wells?
Howard Mw is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (10) and Illinois (4).
Does Howard Mw operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Howard Mw's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Howard Mw's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hosman & Donovan Heirs 1 in Daviess, KY is the deepest at 1,860 ft.
Where Howard Mw'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 Mw — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/howard-mw-68147 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).