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West Bay Exploration

Operator of record for 375 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: WEST BAY EXPLORATION CO · WEST BAY EXPLORATION CO. · WEST BAY EXPLORATION COMPANY · West Bay Exploration Co. · …

At a glance

West Bay Exploration is the operator of record for 375 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. 65 (17%) are active, 196 (52%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 324 wells (86% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

375

Active

65

Plugged

196

Orphaned

1

Portfolio by state

StateWells
Michigan324
Illinois18
Oklahoma16
Kansas8
California4
Ohio3
North Dakota2

Well mix

Oil wells
10
Gas wells
1
Shut-in
10
Active share
17%

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Where does West Bay Exploration operate?

West Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: Michigan (324), Illinois (18), Oklahoma (16), Kansas (8) and California (4) and 2 more. Its 324 Michigan wells are 0.4% 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 West Bay Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

17% of West Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does West Bay Exploration operate?

By product class, 10 (3%) are oil wells and 1 (0.3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is West Bay Dvorak 1 in Dunn, ND at 10,860 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dunn (ND), Wayne (MI), Oakland (MI), Otsego (MI), Kalkaska (MI) and Crawford (MI). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by West Bay Exploration

Wells operated by West Bay Exploration
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
West Bay Dvorak 133-025-00493Plugged & abandonedOilDunn, NDWest Bay Exploration Co.10,860 ft
State Farmington & West Bay 1-3121-163-58681ActiveOther typeWayne, MIWest Bay Exploration Company8,830 ft
State White Lake & Hcma 8-3 Hd121-125-60577Plugged & abandonedOther typeOakland, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,962 ft
Otsego Lake 1-29a21-137-38476Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtsego, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,635 ft
Wolfe & State Chester 1-4a21-137-30955Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtsego, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,610 ft
Little Twin Well 1-13a21-079-36043Plugged & abandonedOther typeKalkaska, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,532 ft
Wolfe 1-3321-137-38138Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtsego, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,419 ft
State White Lake & Peterman 1-1 Hd121-125-60850Plugged & abandonedOther typeOakland, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,362 ft
Bass Lake 1-2321-079-39126Plugged & abandonedOther typeKalkaska, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,339 ft
Lake Tecon 2-14a21-137-37085Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtsego, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,306 ft
Crawford 1-321-039-34719Plugged & abandonedOther typeCrawford, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,205 ft
Vornberger 2-30a21-137-36620Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtsego, MIWest Bay Exploration Company7,165 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does West Bay Exploration operate?

West Bay Exploration is the operator of record for 375 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (324). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of West Bay Exploration's wells are still active?

65 of West Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 196 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does West Bay Exploration operate wells?

West Bay Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (324), Illinois (18), Oklahoma (16), Kansas (8), California (4), Ohio (3) and North Dakota (2).

Does West Bay Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?

10 of West Bay Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is West Bay Exploration's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, West Bay Dvorak 1 in Dunn, ND is the deepest at 10,860 ft.

Where West Bay Exploration'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, “West Bay Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/west-bay-exploration-5820 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).