Taines Michael
Operator of record for 57 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TAINES MICHAEL · Taines, Michael
At a glance
Taines Michael is the operator of record for 57 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 12 (21%) are active, 40 (70%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 55 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
57
Active
12
Plugged
40
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 55 |
| Michigan | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 31
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 21%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Taines Michael operate?
Taines Michael's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (55) and Michigan (2). 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 Taines Michael’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
21% of Taines Michael's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 70% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Taines Michael operate?
By product class, 31 (54%) 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 Lockwood Et Al 1 in Hamilton, IL at 4,410 ft. 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 Taines Michael
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockwood Et Al 1 | 12-065-24086 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,410 ft |
| Nice, Albert etal 1 | 12-065-24193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,350 ft |
| Reeder Etal 1 | 12-065-24526 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,330 ft |
| Summers Heirs 1 | 12-065-24101 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,328 ft |
| Darnell Etal 1 | 12-065-24330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,313 ft |
| Johnson, C.M. etal 1 | 12-065-24082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,302 ft |
| Hungate-Flannigan 4 | 12-065-24422 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,300 ft |
| Armes Heirs 1 | 12-065-24105 | Other status | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,300 ft |
| Moorman Cora Heirs 1 | 12-065-24350 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,290 ft |
| Flanigan Heirs 3 | 12-065-24779 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,260 ft |
| Hungate-Flannigan 3 | 12-065-24421 | Active | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,250 ft |
| Hungate-Flannigan 2 | 12-065-24160 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hamilton, IL | Taines, Michael | 4,245 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Taines Michael operate?
Taines Michael is the operator of record for 57 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (55). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Taines Michael's wells are still active?
12 of Taines Michael's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Taines Michael operate wells?
Taines Michael is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (55) and Michigan (2).
Does Taines Michael operate mostly oil or gas wells?
31 of Taines Michael's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Taines Michael's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lockwood Et Al 1 in Hamilton, IL is the deepest at 4,410 ft.
Where Taines Michael'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, “Taines Michael — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/taines-michael-66034 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).