Midwest Exploration
Operator of record for 43 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MIDWEST EXPLORATION CO INC · MIDWEST EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. · MIDWEST EXPLORATION CORP. · MIDWEST EXPLORATION INC · …
At a glance
Midwest Exploration is the operator of record for 43 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 38 (88%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 30 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
43
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 30 |
| Utah | 6 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| North Dakota | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Midwest Exploration operate?
Midwest Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Ohio (30), Utah (6), Michigan (3) and North Dakota (3). Its 6 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Midwest Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Midwest Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Midwest Exploration operate?
By product class, 35 (81%) 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 Heckman 1 in Pierce, ND at 4,596 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pierce (ND), Towner (ND), Hillsdale (MI), Muskingum (OH), Holmes (OH) and Coshocton (OH). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Midwest Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heckman 1 | 33-069-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pierce, ND | Midwest Exploration Corp. | 4,596 ft |
| Henry P. Jutenen 1 | 33-095-00006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Towner, ND | Midwest Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,436 ft |
| Lynch, George 1 | 21-059-25657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Midwest Exploration Co Inc | 4,130 ft |
| Weston, Ethel 1 | 21-059-27254 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Midwest Exploration Co Inc | 4,110 ft |
| H. Amann 1 | 33-095-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Towner, ND | Midwest Exploration Corp. | 4,100 ft |
| Fairall Paul 1 | 34-119-25229 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Midwest Exploration Inc | 3,569 ft |
| Anderson Ada C-2 | 34-075-21162 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | Midwest Exploration Inc | 3,512 ft |
| Pyers Charles 1 | 34-075-21950 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | Midwest Exploration Inc | 3,475 ft |
| Riley Irene & Eugene 1 | 34-119-25230 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Midwest Exploration Inc | 3,441 ft |
| Davis Robert 1 | 34-119-26317 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | Midwest Exploration Inc | 3,378 ft |
| Vokoun James 2 | 34-031-22905 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Midwest Exploration Inc | 3,301 ft |
| Criss Anna & Roof Beulah 2 | 34-031-22821 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Midwest Exploration Inc | 3,290 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Midwest Exploration operate?
Midwest Exploration is the operator of record for 43 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Midwest Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Midwest Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Midwest Exploration operate wells?
Midwest Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (30), Utah (6), Michigan (3) and North Dakota (3).
Does Midwest Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Midwest Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Midwest Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Heckman 1 in Pierce, ND is the deepest at 4,596 ft.
Where Midwest 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, “Midwest Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/midwest-exploration-35510 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).