Otsego County, Michigan
Otsego County, Michigan produced 451 Mbbl (thousand barrels) of oil and 13.0 Bcf of natural gas in 2025. 2,827 producing wells tracked, 12 months to Jun 2026.
- Second-largest gas-producing county in Michigan, 2025.
- 21.4% of the natural gas produced in Michigan, 2025.
- Natural gas production fell 8% in 2025 from 2024.
Production
- filling in (est. · missed) . Hatching marks our estimate of the volume still to be filed. That estimate draws on our own production forecast. A check on the forecast behind this estimate measured a miss. It updates as filings arrive
- estimated . Hatching marks our estimate. In the most recent months that is volume still to be filed. Past the divider it is our estimate of each whole month, built on any filings already in. Beyond the last filings it is our forecast.
In this view, hatching marks our estimate, and in the most recent months that is volume still to be filed. Past the divider, the chart continues only the bands it has drawn. Each band continues as our estimate, from any filings already in and then from our forecast, built by summing our per-well forecasts. The method behind each well is recorded with the forecast. The forward months cover existing wells only. How our methods work
All from what the source published. All held at well grain.
How the volume breaks down
- 22.3% Reported by the official source by well
- 77.7% Reported by the official source as a lease total, split across the lease's wells. The regional total shown is the reported number, to rounding.
- under 0.01% Reported by the official source for a longer period, spread across its months. The period total is the reported number.
Every cubic foot through June 2026 starts from what the official source published for those months. Measured over January 1982 to June 2026.
- filling in (est. · missed) . Hatching marks our estimate of the volume still to be filed. That estimate draws on our own production forecast. A check on the forecast behind this estimate measured a miss. It updates as filings arrive
Still arriving: Aug 2026 <1% filed, Sep 2026 <1% filed.
All from what the source published. All held at well grain.
How the volume breaks down
- 65.8% Reported by the official source by well
- 34.2% Reported by the official source as a lease total, split across the lease's wells. The regional total shown is the reported number, to rounding.
Every barrel through June 2026 starts from what the official source published for those months. Measured over January 1982 to June 2026.
The bands group wells by when they first produced.
About this chart
The stack shows what is holding today's rate up and how much of it is new drilling. In the reported months the bands draw the filings already in. The months still filling in are marked.
Annual table (full history)
best estimate incl. allocated
| Year | Oil (MMbbl) | Gas produced (Bcf) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.5 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 21 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 23 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 24 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 26 |
| 2014 | 0.6 | 28 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 29 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 31 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 34 |
| 2010 | 0.5 | 36 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 37 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 39 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 42 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 45 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 47 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 51 |
| 2003 | 0.6 | 55 |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 61 |
| 2001 | 0.8 | 64 |
| 2000 | 0.9 | 66 |
| 1999 | 1.0 | 69 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 74 |
| 1997 | 1.2 | 77 |
| 1996 | 1.2 | 71 |
| 1995 | 1.2 | 70 |
| 1994 | 1.3 | 72 |
| 1993 | 1.4 | 78 |
| 1992 | 1.5 | 65 |
| 1991 | 1.8 | 49 |
| 1990 | 2.1 | 35 |
| 1989 | 2.5 | 23 |
| 1988 | 2.9 | 19 |
| 1987 | 3.4 | 18 |
| 1986 | 3.9 | 15 |
| 1985 | 4.0 | 15 |
| 1984 | 4.6 | 18 |
| 1983 | 5.6 | 12 |
| 1982 | 5.8 | 11 |
Source: CommoVision (commovision.com)
Monthly table (last 24 months)
| Month | Oil (Mbbl) | Gas produced (MMcf) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 29.9 | 981 |
| 2026-05 | 37.0 | 1,019 |
| 2026-04 | 37.4 | 974 |
| 2026-03 | 38.7 | 1,018 |
| 2026-02 | 34.9 | 931 |
| 2026-01 | 38.4 | 1,010 |
| 2025-12 | 39.8 | 1,053 |
| 2025-11 | 40.0 | 1,089 |
| 2025-10 | 44.3 | 1,067 |
| 2025-09 | 40.3 | 1,101 |
| 2025-08 | 39.2 | 1,143 |
| 2025-07 | 36.6 | 1,112 |
| 2025-06 | 36.0 | 1,081 |
| 2025-05 | 38.7 | 1,128 |
| 2025-04 | 27.9 | 1,033 |
| 2025-03 | 34.1 | 1,080 |
| 2025-02 | 34.7 | 990 |
| 2025-01 | 39.4 | 1,102 |
| 2024-12 | 40.6 | 1,128 |
| 2024-11 | 40.7 | 1,128 |
| 2024-10 | 43.0 | 1,185 |
| 2024-09 | 41.3 | 1,152 |
| 2024-08 | 43.6 | 1,209 |
| 2024-07 | 43.0 | 1,209 |
Source: CommoVision (commovision.com)
Source: CommoVision · Otsego County, Michigan, data through July 2026.
Well map
- Oil 221
- Natural gas 3,500
- Undetermined 639
About this map
Undetermined means not enough signal to settle it. Producing wells are the ones that reported oil or gas in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Type curves
best estimate incl. allocated
Average production per well, for wells grouped by when they first produced.
How these curves are built
Average daily production per well, for wells grouped by when they first produced. Includes every well of the cohort that is old enough at each month. Wells that are shut in or have stopped producing count as zero, so the average reflects the full cohort, not just survivors. Rates are calendar-day (volume ÷ days in month). The cumulative axis accumulates those same monthly averages at the average month length. Months not yet fully reported are excluded. The 2010-2014 curve draws those years as one group. The chart opens on average daily rate against months on production, the rate on a log scale. The view control switches to rate against cumulative production per well, on the same log rate scale, or to cumulative production per well against months on production, on a linear scale. Every view draws the same cohorts from the same production history. Each cohort is solid through the last month all the wells in its curve sit inside fully reported data. Past it the dashed curve carries the same wells forward, on our forecast where a well’s own record ends, for up to five years. A dashed curve runs as far as at least nine in ten of its wells are accounted for. A well that is old enough but shut in still counts, as zero. The measured months are what these wells reported. In the forward months each well counts its own reported figure for each month it has one, our forecast for each month it has only that, and zero for the rest. The forward average counts every well in the curve. The drawn forecast runs up to five years past the measured months. Line thickness tracks the size of each cohort. 158 wells are counted here but not shown on the age axis: they started producing in 1984 or earlier, too close to the start of our records for their region to verify their true age.
Cohort summary table
| First produced | Wells in curve | Peak oil (bbl/d per well) | Month-12 oil (bbl/d per well) | Cum oil in series (Mbbl per well) | Peak gas (Mcf/d per well) | Month-12 gas (Mcf/d per well) | Cum gas in series (Bcf per well) | Months in series | Wells old enough at last month in series | Forecast months drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 14.8 | 8 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 31 | 100% | 60 |
| 2010-2014 | 14 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 30.0 | 85 | 74.5 | 0.2 | 156 | 100% | 60 |
Source: CommoVision (commovision.com)
Source: CommoVision · Otsego County, Michigan type curves, per-well production by first-production cohort.
Top operators in Otsego County, Michigan, 2025 best estimate incl. allocated
Top operators in Otsego County, Michigan, 2025: full table
| Operator | Oil (Mbbl/d, 2025) | Gas produced (MMcf/d, 2025) | Share of output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Energy Michigan LLC | 0.0 | 16.2 | 29.9% |
| Muskegon Operating Company LLC | 0.0 | 7.2 | 13.3% |
| V C P Michigan, LLC | 0.0 | 6.3 | 11.7% |
| Lambda Energy Resources LLC | 0.3 | 1.1 | 10.3% |
| Muzyl Oil Corp | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.3% |
| H R F Antrim LP | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.4% |
| Core Antrim Company LLC (July to December) | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.0% |
| Nuenergy LLC | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8% |
| Savoy Energy LP | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3% |
| Jordan Development Co LLC | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3% |
| 1 other operator | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1% |
| Without a named operator | 0.9 | 0.9 | 26.7% |
Mbbl/d = thousand barrels per day · MMcf/d = million cubic feet per day (units).
Source: CommoVision (commovision.com)
Formations
One cross-section across Otsego County, in the Michigan Basin.
13 formations along a 16-mile line, south to north.
Every depth drawn here is our own estimate, built from the curated formation tops of Michigan wells across the basin. The pale ribbon along each boundary shows how certain that depth is. Where the ribbon is wider, the depth is less certain.
How these sections are built
The section follows one straight line across the county, and the map beside it shows where that line runs.
West is on the left.
The depth of each formation along the line is estimated from the depths at which Michigan wells across the basin met that formation, as recorded in the official source's per-well formation-top records.
A formation is drawn where enough wells along the line place it and where it stands clear of the formation above or below.
What we cover here
Each row names the grain a region’s production is held at. Where a source publishes at a coarser grain, the page says so.
| Data | Grain | Since | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan production | well | 1980-08 | ~100% of EIA |
Benchmark cells compare our series with the EIA’s published estimates.
About the EIA comparison
The two are produced differently: the EIA estimates from a survey of the largest operators and a model built to anticipate late filings, while the series compared here are rebuilt from the source’s own records as they arrive. Recent months can differ without either being wrong; the methodology page explains both methods.
Coverage rows for Otsego County, Michigan are regenerated at every build from the same catalog of sources the data is built from.
What the data shows
- Otsego County, Michigan produced 451 Mbbl (thousand barrels) of oil and 13.0 Bcf of natural gas in 2025.
- Otsego County, Michigan gas production peaked in 1993 at 78.4 Bcf; 2025 output of 13.0 Bcf ran at 17% of that peak.
- 2,827 producing wells tracked, 12 months to Jun 2026.
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