Lease Operating
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Lease Operating is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 19 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 21 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
19
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 Lease Operating operate?
Lease Operating'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 Lease Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lease Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lease Operating 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 Anderson, Oscar Et Al 3 in Osceola, MI at 3,899 ft. The wells listed below sit in Osceola (MI) and Mecosta (MI).
Notable wells operated by Lease Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Oscar Et Al 3 | 21-133-17606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,899 ft |
| Peterson, John 1 | 21-133-17756 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,898 ft |
| Bottorff, Maud 4 | 21-107-11877 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mecosta, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,893 ft |
| Daggy, Ida M. 2 | 21-107-11154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mecosta, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,882 ft |
| Hammer, Henning 1 | 21-133-16720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,871 ft |
| Meier, William 1 | 21-107-10437 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mecosta, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,860 ft |
| Kidder, T. S. 2 | 21-133-17380 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,859 ft |
| Bottorff, Maud 3 | 21-107-11260 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mecosta, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,858 ft |
| Anderson, Oscar Et Al 1 | 21-133-17114 | Other status | Other type | Osceola, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,858 ft |
| Hammer, Henning 2 | 21-133-16977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,856 ft |
| Johnson, Ralph Et Al 1 | 21-133-17493 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,847 ft |
| Hamill 1 | 21-107-09926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mecosta, MI | Lease Operating Inc | 3,798 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 21 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lease Operating operate?
Lease Operating 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 Lease Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Lease Operating's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lease Operating operate wells?
Lease Operating is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (21).
Does Lease Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Lease Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lease Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Anderson, Oscar Et Al 3 in Osceola, MI is the deepest at 3,899 ft.
Where Lease Operating'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, “Lease Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lease-operating-120774 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).