Midwest Well Service
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MIDWEST WELL SERVICE · MIDWEST WELL SERVICE CO · MIDWEST WELL SERVICE CO, INC · MIDWEST WELL SERVICE, INC
At a glance
Midwest Well Service is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 24 (60%) are active, 7 (18%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
24
Plugged
7
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 28
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 60%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Midwest Well Service operate?
Midwest Well Service's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (40). Its 40 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 Midwest Well Service’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
60% of Midwest Well Service's catalogued wells are active, 31 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 18% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Midwest Well Service operate?
By product class, 28 (70%) are oil wells and 3 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Patrick, Richard & Essie 1 in Magoffin, KY at 1,360 ft. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Midwest Well Service
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick, Richard & Essie 1 | 16-153-00807 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,360 ft |
| Howard, Daniel Heirs 1 | 16-153-00992 | Orphaned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,357 ft |
| Marshall, Adam 1 | 16-153-01109 | Active | Gas | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,282 ft |
| Bailey Heirs 14 | 16-153-00111 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,252 ft |
| Bailey Heirs 12 | 16-153-00062 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,226 ft |
| Bailey Heirs 11 | 16-153-00061 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,226 ft |
| Bailey Heirs 13 | 16-153-00112 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,225 ft |
| Johnson, Lawson 1 | 16-153-00178 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,209 ft |
| Arnett, J H 52 | 16-153-01097 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,205 ft |
| Bailey Heirs 17 | 16-153-00134 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,174 ft |
| Bailey, Maggie Heirs 23 | 16-153-01098 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,167 ft |
| Howard, Hershel O62 | 16-153-02072 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Midwest Well Service Co, Inc | 1,163 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Midwest Well Service operate?
Midwest Well Service is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Midwest Well Service's wells are still active?
24 of Midwest Well Service's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Midwest Well Service operate wells?
Midwest Well Service is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (40).
Does Midwest Well Service operate mostly oil or gas wells?
28 of Midwest Well Service's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Midwest Well Service's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Patrick, Richard & Essie 1 in Magoffin, KY is the deepest at 1,360 ft.
Where Midwest Well Service'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 Well Service — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/midwest-well-service-67886 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).