Miami Operating
Operator of record for 56 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MIAMI OPERATING CO · Miami Operating Company
At a glance
Miami Operating is the operator of record for 56 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (2%) are active, 54 (96%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 55 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
56
Active
1
Plugged
54
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 55 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 2%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Miami Operating operate?
Miami Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (55) and Michigan (1). Its 55 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Miami Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
2% of Miami Operating's catalogued wells are active, 27 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Miami Operating operate?
By product class, 27 (48%) 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 Gawthorp Ira 5 in Edwards, IL at 3,850 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (IL), Clare (MI), White (IL), Wayne (IL), Hamilton (IL) and Richland (IL) 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 Miami Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gawthorp Ira 5 | 12-047-00693 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,850 ft |
| Davison, D. 1 | 21-035-19013 | Other status | Other type | Clare, MI | Miami Operating Co | 3,780 ft |
| Kirk Lee 1 | 12-193-02355 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,552 ft |
| Martin Bernal 1 | 12-193-01732 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,504 ft |
| Borah P C 1 | 12-191-01159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,367 ft |
| Pennington H H 1 | 12-065-02906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,365 ft |
| Hornback G 1 | 12-191-01845 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,353 ft |
| Kurtz E G 1 | 12-159-01715 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,290 ft |
| Harmon J W 2 | 12-193-02973 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,277 ft |
| Adams 1 | 12-005-00569 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,270 ft |
| Mercer-Shaw Comm 1 | 12-047-01400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,241 ft |
| Hedges Lois 1 | 12-191-04011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Miami Operating Company | 3,229 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Miami Operating operate?
Miami Operating is the operator of record for 56 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (55). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Miami Operating's wells are still active?
1 of Miami Operating's catalogued wells are active; 54 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Miami Operating operate wells?
Miami Operating is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (55) and Michigan (1).
Does Miami Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Miami Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Miami Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gawthorp Ira 5 in Edwards, IL is the deepest at 3,850 ft.
Where Miami 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, “Miami Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/miami-operating-91219 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).