Understanding Michigan Petroleum Production can be tricky at first. This article is a primer about the basics of petroleum production and discusses history, units of measure, and pricing. We are about to start publishing Michigan production info on a regular basis and this article will help you get the most out of how and why we report the way we do.
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Interesting stuff. Thanks for compiling it.
It’s hard to believe that Michigan’s production is so low (versus 1986, for example), considering the flurry of oil/gas production activity we’ve seen in this state during the past half-dozen years.
As for hydrogen, do you really see a viable future for this energy? General Motors has been researching hydrogen-powered automobiles for many years, and while we’ve seen a few vehicles on the road as a result, there’s been nothing done on any grand scale. I feel we’re still a long way off on hydrogen for automobiles. Thanks again for the good info. Well done!
Thanks Steve. We’ve actually heard more hype about oil & gas than we’ve seen activity, I think that’s the difference. The rock always dictates petroleum production, not propaganda.
The consensus estimate is that fuel cell powertrains will be dominate by the year 2030 as a production platform. Fueling stations are a big challenge. Here is a link to hydrogen fueling stations in operation and in development in California provided by our friends The California Fuel Cell Partnership @ (http://cafcp.org/stationmap). California is ahead of Michigan as they have 9 stations operating currently and 49 more in development and we have 0.
Thanks, Matt. Yes, it would be great if we could transition to hydrogen powered cars soon. It would be a big win for the environment. Cheers, Steve
Matt and all — thanks for this information. You do a great job of providing clear concise info, that’s so much easier to understand. It’s helpful to know what the O & G production actually is, and to see these documents for ourselves. We’re so lucky to have this resource that you provide, that many people in Michigan have come to depend on.
Thank you!!
Your fan, Rita
Thanks again Rita.
Matt, are there any wells in the upper peninsula?
Thanks.
Steve,
Yes, all of which are dry holes. 15 permits were issued for wells in the Upper Peninsula. 4 of those permits were never drilled. Wells were drilled in the years: 1929, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1972,1980, 1981, 1989, and 2005. There were even 3 wells, all dry holes, drilled into Beaver Island in 1961.
I’m glad you asked this question Steve because I wanted to say that in the near future I will be publishing some easy to follow videos that will show you how to do the same search I did. You can find that info as well as do a TON of other cool searches. I was able to find that information out in under 1 minute because of the way our search engine software is programmed to work fast. It’s so easy to do and totally functional right now. I just need to make the instructional videos so it makes it easy for you to use too. You soon won’t be able to believe how easy it is to find anything oil & gas related in Michigan using the respectmyplanet.org map’s multiple well search button.
Please stay tuned the website as we are about to start publishing short easy to follow instructional videos on how to use all the POWERFUL search features of our map. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
We have a ton of content geared up for publishing in 2015.
Happy New Year!
Thanks for the good info, Matt.
Oddly enough, if we must have drilling in our state, instead of drilling near residential neighborhoods as we’re starting to see more and more, a better place would be in the UP, where there are enormous swaths of land–mostly government owned and with few residents around–that would be more appropriate for this kind of activity.
Thanks again, Matt, and I look forward to the videos.
Happy New Year!
Steve