Welch Murell
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Welch Murell is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (33%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Welch Murell operate?
Welch Murell's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (9). 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 Welch Murell’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Welch Murell's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Welch Murell 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 State Chester 1-13 in Otsego, MI at 6,607 ft. The wells listed below sit in Otsego (MI), Saint Clair (MI), Mason (MI) and Manistee (MI).
Notable wells operated by Welch Murell
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Chester 1-13 | 21-137-32781 | Other status | Other type | Otsego, MI | Welch Murell | 6,607 ft |
| State Chester 1-16 | 21-137-31781 | Other status | Other type | Otsego, MI | Welch Murell | 6,605 ft |
| Vanderlake, Robert 1 | 21-147-27192 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Welch Murell | 3,642 ft |
| State Chester He-02 | 21-137-17455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Otsego, MI | Welch Murell | 2,694 ft |
| Jendevine, Kenneth E & Tarr, M L Unitized 1 | 21-105-22300 | Other status | Other type | Mason, MI | Welch Murell | 2,225 ft |
| State Summit 1 | 21-105-21722 | Other status | Other type | Mason, MI | Welch Murell | 2,088 ft |
| Landis, Forrest 1 | 21-101-21950 | Other status | Other type | Manistee, MI | Welch Murell | 2,071 ft |
| State Chester 17 | 21-137-33750 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Otsego, MI | Welch Murell | 1,768 ft |
| State Chester 5 | 21-137-20237 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Otsego, MI | Welch Murell | 1,525 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Welch Murell operate?
Welch Murell is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Welch Murell's wells are still active?
0 of Welch Murell's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Welch Murell operate wells?
Welch Murell is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (9).
Does Welch Murell operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Welch Murell's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Welch Murell's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State Chester 1-13 in Otsego, MI is the deepest at 6,607 ft.
Where Welch Murell'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, “Welch Murell — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/welch-murell-128730 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).