Powell Petroleum
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: POWELL PETROLEUM INC · POWELL PETROLEUM, INC. · Powell Petroleum Inc
At a glance
Powell Petroleum is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 4 (29%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 9 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 9 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Powell Petroleum operate?
Powell Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Michigan (9), Louisiana (4) and Arkansas (1). Its 9 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 Powell Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Powell Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 29% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Powell Petroleum operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) are oil wells and 2 (14%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Aardema Schoo 1-34 in Missaukee, MI at 5,260 ft. The wells listed below sit in Missaukee (MI), Hillsdale (MI), Winn (LA), Union (AR) and Ouachita (LA). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Powell Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aardema Schoo 1-34 | 21-113-32659 | Other status | Other type | Missaukee, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 5,260 ft |
| Aardema, Peter Et Al 1-3 | 21-113-32928 | Other status | Other type | Missaukee, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 5,219 ft |
| Roberts, Albert 1-2 | 21-059-34127 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 4,360 ft |
| Sloan, Robert 1-27 | 21-059-34350 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 4,146 ft |
| Lafever, Albert M 2-36 | 21-059-31377 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 4,110 ft |
| La Fever, Albert M 3a-36 | 21-059-31470 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 4,098 ft |
| La Fever, Albert M 3-36 | 21-059-31378 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 4,074 ft |
| Sanford, Mabel C 1-36 | 21-059-31768 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Powell Petroleum Inc | 4,050 ft |
| Edenborn 001 | 17-127-01359 | Orphaned | Other type | Winn, LA | Powell Petroleum, Inc. | 2,745 ft |
| Primos-Olin Industry 1 | 03-139-04337 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Powell Petroleum Inc | 2,487 ft |
| Monroe Gas Unit 002-H | 17-073-00399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ouachita, LA | Powell Petroleum, Inc. | 2,354 ft |
| Monroe Gas Unit 004 | 17-073-00423 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Powell Petroleum, Inc. | 2,327 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Powell Petroleum operate?
Powell Petroleum is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Powell Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Powell Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Powell Petroleum operate wells?
Powell Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (9), Louisiana (4) and Arkansas (1).
Does Powell Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Powell Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Powell Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Aardema Schoo 1-34 in Missaukee, MI is the deepest at 5,260 ft.
Where Powell Petroleum'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, “Powell Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/powell-petroleum-70664 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).