Oil & gas wells in Newaygo County, MI
1,261 catalogued wells in Newaygo County, Michigan, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Newaygo County, Michigan has 1,261 catalogued oil & gas wells: 123 active (10%), 282 plugged & abandoned (22%) and 2 documented orphans. It ranks 27th of the 81 Michigan counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 1% of the state's 85,673 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
1,261
Active
123
Plugged
282
Documented orphans
2
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Newaygo County?
10% of Newaygo County's wells are active, 7 percentage points below the Michigan share of 17%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 16% statewide and 47% nationally. 3 wells (0.2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells (0.2%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 0.3% across Michigan and 4% nationally. The remaining 851 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Newaygo County?
By product class, 0 of the county's wells (0%) are oil wells, 0 (0%) gas wells and 0 (0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 0% and the gas share 0%. The deepest total depth published for a Newaygo County well is 10,200 ft, against 27,242 ft for Michigan as a whole. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Newaygo County compare with other Michigan counties?
Newaygo County has the 27th-most catalogued wells of the 81 Michigan counties with at least 25. The median Michigan county on WellCensus has 820 wells. The largest, Otsego County, has 5,579. By documented orphans it ranks 16th in Michigan.
Who operates wells in Newaygo County?
240 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Newaygo County. 100% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Newaygo County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. W. Hull 1 | 21-123-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mid Michigan Gas Storage Co |
| Ichenberg Brothers 1 | 21-123-00023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Newaygo Prospecting Co |
| Mckrill & Staut Bd1 | 21-123-00039 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Leonard Oil Inc |
| A. Truman Bd1 | 21-123-00040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Exploration And Production Co |
| Charles Johnson 1 | 21-123-00041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rex Oil And Gas Co |
| Milan E. Purcell 3 | 21-123-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Exploration And Production Co |
| A. Anderson 1 | 21-123-00048 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Busk Augie |
| Atwood, O. E. 1 | 21-123-00150 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Maire Caswell Smith Co |
| Bates 1 | 21-123-00411 | Other status | Other type | Newaygo Oil And Gas Co |
| Newago Oil & Gas 1 | 21-123-00434 | Other status | Other type | Newaygo Oil And Gas Co |
| Ichenberg 1 | 21-123-00452 | Other status | Other type | Ichenberg and Co |
| Stacy 1 | 21-123-00505 | Other status | Other type | Prather Carl |
| Uhl 1 | 21-123-00511 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Uhl David E |
| Horner, J. 1 | 21-123-00529 | Other status | Other type | Ranke Oil And Gas Co |
| Hoppa 1 | 21-123-00556 | Other status | Other type | Sherman Oil And Gas Co |
| Jones 1 | 21-123-00565 | Other status | Other type | Hesperia Petoleum Co |
| Stitt 1 | 21-123-00592 | Other status | Other type | Oceana Oil Corp |
| Miller, W. A. 1 | 21-123-00654 | Other status | Other type | Penn Oil And Gas Co |
| O. E. Atwood & Co. 1 | 21-123-00659 | Other status | Other type | Hervey Syndicate |
| Ridderman 1 | 21-123-00696 | Other status | Other type | Swepi LP |
| Squier 2 | 21-123-00704 | Other status | Other type | Snell David H |
| Baugartner 1 | 21-123-00713 | Other status | Other type | Hervey Syndicate |
| Squires, F. W. 1 | 21-123-00728 | Other status | Other type | Stump Oil Co |
| Anderson 1 | 21-123-00759 | Other status | Other type | Oak Wyn Oil Co |
| Brydges, Willwan H. 1 | 21-123-00788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlantic Exploration Co Of Delaware |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 1,261 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Newaygo County, MI?
Newaygo County, Michigan has 1,261 catalogued oil & gas wells: 123 active, 282 plugged and 2 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Newaygo County?
2 wells in Newaygo County, Michigan are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 16th-highest count among Michigan counties.
What share of wells in Newaygo County are plugged?
282 of Newaygo County's 1,261 catalogued wells (22%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 16% across Michigan.
Which Michigan county has the most oil and gas wells?
Otsego County has the most catalogued wells of any Michigan county on WellCensus (5,579); Newaygo County ranks 27th with 1,261.
How many companies operate wells in Newaygo County?
240 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Newaygo County, Michigan.
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About this data
Source: Michigan EGLE well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Newaygo County, Michigan”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/michigan/newaygo (data as of October 10, 2026).