Turtle Drilling
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Turtle Drilling is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Turtle Drilling operate?
Turtle Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (16). Its 16 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 Turtle Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Turtle Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Turtle Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Stooks 1 in Eaton, MI at 5,015 ft. The wells listed below sit in Eaton (MI), Calhoun (MI), Hillsdale (MI), Jackson (MI), Kalamazoo (MI) and Van Buren (MI).
Notable wells operated by Turtle Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stooks 1 | 21-045-21769 | Other status | Other type | Eaton, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 5,015 ft |
| Rosenau, William 1 | 21-025-22658 | Other status | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,548 ft |
| Miller 1 | 21-025-22657 | Other status | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,530 ft |
| Magda, M 1 | 21-059-23810 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,280 ft |
| Howard, F 1 | 21-075-23523 | Other status | Other type | Jackson, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,269 ft |
| Littlebrant & Smith & Schaffer 1 | 21-025-23551 | Other status | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,239 ft |
| Smith 1 | 21-059-23298 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,236 ft |
| Quivey, Paul 1 | 21-075-23935 | Other status | Other type | Jackson, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,102 ft |
| Culbert, Ruell D & Gianettia 1 | 21-059-22099 | Other status | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,101 ft |
| Dawson 1 | 21-075-23284 | Other status | Other type | Jackson, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 4,000 ft |
| Rumsey 1 | 21-077-23035 | Other status | Other type | Kalamazoo, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 3,860 ft |
| Kern, Karl 1 | 21-159-23524 | Other status | Other type | Van Buren, MI | Turtle Drilling Co | 3,117 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 16 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Turtle Drilling operate?
Turtle Drilling is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Turtle Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Turtle Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Turtle Drilling operate wells?
Turtle Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (16).
Does Turtle Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Turtle Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Turtle Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stooks 1 in Eaton, MI is the deepest at 5,015 ft.
Where Turtle Drilling'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, “Turtle Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/turtle-drilling-118158 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).