Wiser Oil
Operator of record for 112 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WISER OIL CO · WISER OIL CO. · WISER OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Wiser Oil is the operator of record for 112 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (0.9%) are active, 67 (60%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 66 wells (59% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
112
Active
1
Plugged
67
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 66 |
| Ohio | 25 |
| North Dakota | 19 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 44
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wiser Oil operate?
Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Michigan (66), Ohio (25), North Dakota (19) and Kentucky (2). Its 66 Michigan wells are 0.1% 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 Wiser Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.9% of Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% 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 Wiser Oil operate?
By product class, 44 (39%) 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 Armbrust 1 in Billings, ND at 11,337 ft. The wells listed below sit in Billings (ND), Dunn (ND), Burke (ND), Carroll (OH), Eaton (MI) and Gladwin (MI) 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 Wiser Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armbrust 1 | 33-007-00785 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Billings, ND | Wiser Oil Co. | 11,337 ft |
| Wiser 31-1 | 33-025-00472 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Wiser Oil Co. | 9,240 ft |
| Wiser State 1 | 33-025-00463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Wiser Oil Co. | 9,231 ft |
| Anderson-Brenno 1 | 33-013-00730 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Wiser Oil Co. | 6,943 ft |
| Edwin T. Peterson 1-A21 | 33-013-00818 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Wiser Oil Co. | 6,546 ft |
| Stark Brick Co 1 | 34-019-20886 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carroll, OH | Wiser Oil Co | 5,405 ft |
| Powers 1-23 | 21-045-34381 | Other status | Other type | Eaton, MI | Wiser Oil Co | 5,285 ft |
| Murphy 1-26 | 21-045-34345 | Other status | Other type | Eaton, MI | Wiser Oil Co | 5,200 ft |
| Crockett 1-13 | 21-051-34805 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gladwin, MI | Wiser Oil Co | 5,135 ft |
| Larson Clay Pipe Co 1 | 34-157-21106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Wiser Oil Co | 5,089 ft |
| Williams 1-12 | 21-051-35746 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gladwin, MI | Wiser Oil Co | 5,089 ft |
| Tusco Manufacturing Co 1 | 34-157-21170 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tuscarawas, OH | Wiser Oil Co | 5,085 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wiser Oil operate?
Wiser Oil is the operator of record for 112 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (66). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wiser Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are active; 67 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Wiser Oil operate wells?
Wiser Oil is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (66), Ohio (25), North Dakota (19) and Kentucky (2).
Does Wiser Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
44 of Wiser Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wiser Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Armbrust 1 in Billings, ND is the deepest at 11,337 ft.
Where Wiser 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, “Wiser Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wiser-oil-10990 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).