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By Brad Caponigro, Founder · Last updated Feb 2026
Production data through Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
as of Feb 2026
Over the twelve most recent reported months, Crawford County wells produced about 104,125 barrels of oil and 1.6 million Mcf of gas — an average of 285 barrels and 4,396 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 424 active wells, with 308 permitted locations on file. The latest six months are running below the prior six, the profile of a position weighted toward legacy production.
104,125 barrels of oil, Mar 2025 → Feb 2026
1,604,439 Mcf of natural gas, Mar 2025 → Feb 2026
Rates shown as barrels of oil per day and Mcf of natural gas per day, computed from monthly totals reported to MI EGLE OGMD (Production.xml / ReportProvider). Jan 2020 through Feb 2026. Download CSV · See methodology.
| Month | Oil (Bbl) | Gas (Mcf) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | 13,245 | 144,324 |
| Feb 2020 | 13,208 | 123,884 |
| Mar 2020 | 8,550 | 138,549 |
| Apr 2020 | 3,643 | 123,197 |
| May 2020 | 5,716 | 125,644 |
| Jun 2020 | 5,698 | 123,888 |
| Jul 2020 | 12,610 | 129,628 |
| Aug 2020 | 15,507 | 137,273 |
| Sep 2020 | 13,471 | 145,236 |
| Oct 2020 | 13,311 | 141,215 |
| Nov 2020 | 9,944 | 134,117 |
| Dec 2020 | 11,753 | 141,409 |
| Jan 2021 | 10,856 | 138,165 |
| Feb 2021 | 10,882 | 124,756 |
| Mar 2021 | 11,378 | 139,425 |
| Apr 2021 | 6,029 | 127,386 |
| May 2021 | 5,843 | 130,747 |
| Jun 2021 | 9,691 | 125,465 |
| Jul 2021 | 11,991 | 143,620 |
| Aug 2021 | 13,967 | 150,892 |
| Sep 2021 | 6,137 | 138,834 |
| Oct 2021 | 12,637 | 145,452 |
| Nov 2021 | 12,772 | 153,186 |
| Dec 2021 | 11,697 | 144,986 |
| Jan 2022 | 11,159 | 141,745 |
| Feb 2022 | 12,074 | 131,135 |
| Mar 2022 | 13,641 | 162,200 |
| Apr 2022 | 13,329 | 157,498 |
| May 2022 | 14,288 | 152,876 |
| Jun 2022 | 12,345 | 151,993 |
| Jul 2022 | 13,928 | 151,446 |
| Aug 2022 | 13,903 | 156,646 |
| Sep 2022 | 14,980 | 149,168 |
| Oct 2022 | 15,470 | 154,102 |
| Nov 2022 | 14,338 | 138,891 |
| Dec 2022 | 12,338 | 142,436 |
| Jan 2023 | 13,890 | 143,633 |
| Feb 2023 | 12,355 | 124,522 |
| Mar 2023 | 13,832 | 150,060 |
| Apr 2023 | 13,087 | 146,446 |
| May 2023 | 13,758 | 151,494 |
| Jun 2023 | 13,784 | 155,183 |
| Jul 2023 | 13,405 | 160,881 |
| Aug 2023 | 14,070 | 158,549 |
| Sep 2023 | 13,908 | 149,899 |
| Oct 2023 | 14,066 | 158,822 |
| Nov 2023 | 13,059 | 156,382 |
| Dec 2023 | 13,989 | 152,841 |
| Jan 2024 | 13,725 | 148,406 |
| Feb 2024 | 12,559 | 138,402 |
| Mar 2024 | 12,630 | 145,037 |
| Apr 2024 | 12,644 | 138,940 |
| May 2024 | 13,468 | 160,335 |
| Jun 2024 | 12,576 | 142,887 |
| Jul 2024 | 13,480 | 143,461 |
| Aug 2024 | 14,016 | 138,305 |
| Sep 2024 | 12,619 | 143,250 |
| Oct 2024 | 13,518 | 148,275 |
| Nov 2024 | 13,496 | 140,734 |
| Dec 2024 | 12,232 | 137,807 |
| Jan 2025 | 13,053 | 142,587 |
| Feb 2025 | 11,354 | 125,505 |
| Mar 2025 | 12,251 | 129,787 |
| Apr 2025 | 12,020 | 139,440 |
| May 2025 | 12,100 | 142,842 |
| Jun 2025 | 12,623 | 139,483 |
| Jul 2025 | 12,384 | 143,370 |
| Aug 2025 | 13,290 | 143,150 |
| Sep 2025 | 12,169 | 139,669 |
| Oct 2025 | 12,100 | 140,924 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,570 | 129,507 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,296 | 126,560 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,382 | 124,374 |
| Feb 2026 | 940 | 105,333 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Lake Energy | — | Private | — |
| Muskegon Development | — | Private | — |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Crawford County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Crawford County is on our active buy list. We buy mineral interests, royalty interests, NPRI, and ORRI on both producing and non-producing tracts targeting the Antrim Shale formation.
The most active operators we track in Crawford County include Ward Lake Energy, Muskegon Development. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Crawford County sits in the Michigan Basin, where the primary target is antrim shale. Here we underwrite the Antrim Shale formation.
Last-six-month volumes in Crawford County are running below the prior six months, which is typical of an area weighted toward legacy production rather than fresh drilling. Offer values still reflect the remaining decline curve and any nearby permits.
Yes. Crawford County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite both producing and non-producing tracts.
Crawford County is on the western side of the Antrim productive area in northern lower Michigan. It shares the same biogenic Devonian-shale geology as Otsego and Montmorency, with similar long-life vertical-well production. Mineral value is dominated by PDP cash flow off the existing well base.
The Michigan EGLE oil-and-gas wells database (mapped via the state's Oil & Gas Resources Office) is searchable by section, township, and range. Operatorship has changed hands multiple times in the Antrim play as packages have been sold and consolidated; the operator name from an old division order may be out of date. Pointer can pull current operator status during underwriting.
Antrim leases are old (mostly 1980s–2000s) and have varied lease terms. Some leases permit gathering, compression, and dehydration deductions before royalty calculation; others do not. We review the lease language during underwriting and explain any net-vs-gross issues affecting your check. This is a recurring source of confusion and complaint among Antrim royalty owners.
Closings on Crawford County mineral rights typically take 7 to 30 days from the date you accept our offer, depending on title complexity. We handle county-level title work, PSA drafting, mineral deed preparation, and notary coordination at our expense.
Just a tract description (abstract or survey, section/township/range, or a legal description from your deed) and any recent royalty check stubs if the interest is producing. You do not need to gather deeds or title opinions up front.
Crawford County sits in the Michigan Basin, where operators are targeting antrim shale. Activity is led by names like Ward Lake Energy, Muskegon Development, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Antrim Shale formation.
If you hold mineral rights, royalty interests, NPRI, or ORRI anywhere in the county, we'd like to put a written offer in front of you. Every offer we send is funded from our own balance sheet — there's no auction, no broker markup, and no third-party capital waiting to approve the deal.
Crawford County is on our active buy list. Recent production reflects more legacy decline than new completions, but we still underwrite producing tracts and review unleased acreage case by case.
Production has softened over the last six months compared with the prior six — typical of a county with more legacy production than fresh drilling.