Ward Oil
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WARD OIL CO · WARD OIL COMPANY · Ward Oil Company
At a glance
Ward Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 1 (7%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 10 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ward Oil operate?
Ward Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Michigan (10), Oklahoma (2), Illinois (1) and Kentucky (1). Its 10 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 Ward Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ward Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 7% 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 Ward Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (14%) 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 Petty, Daisy 1 in Arenac, MI at 4,300 ft. The wells listed below sit in Arenac (MI), Bay (MI), Muskegon (MI), Allegan (MI), Warren (KY) and Brown (IL) and other counties. 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 Ward Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petty, Daisy 1 | 21-011-11976 | Other status | Other type | Arenac, MI | Ward Oil Co | 4,300 ft |
| Johnson, Mae 1 | 21-017-13738 | Other status | Other type | Bay, MI | Ward Oil Co | 3,050 ft |
| Sisson, V. L. 1 | 21-017-13688 | Other status | Other type | Bay, MI | Ward Oil Co | 3,046 ft |
| Proulx, Robert 1 | 21-011-14637 | Other status | Other type | Arenac, MI | Ward Oil Co | 3,025 ft |
| Liptak, J. 1 | 21-017-16492 | Other status | Other type | Bay, MI | Ward Oil Co | 2,958 ft |
| Metzger 2 | 21-011-13720 | Other status | Other type | Arenac, MI | Ward Oil Co | 2,647 ft |
| Metzger 3 | 21-011-13761 | Other status | Other type | Arenac, MI | Ward Oil Co | 2,628 ft |
| Bailey, H. O. 1 | 21-121-15893 | Other status | Other type | Muskegon, MI | Ward Oil Co | 2,093 ft |
| Hildebrand 1 | 21-005-16352 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Ward Oil Co | 1,205 ft |
| Osbell, L E 14 | KGS record 2040745 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Ward Oil Co | 1,094 ft |
| Stocker 2 | 12-009-20872 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Ward Oil Company | 650 ft |
| Ward #1 | 35-117-20793 | Other status | Oil | Pawnee, OK | Ward Oil Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ward Oil operate?
Ward Oil is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ward Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Ward Oil's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ward Oil operate wells?
Ward Oil is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (10), Oklahoma (2), Illinois (1) and Kentucky (1).
Does Ward Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Ward Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ward Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Petty, Daisy 1 in Arenac, MI is the deepest at 4,300 ft.
Where Ward Oil'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, “Ward Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ward-oil-20716 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).