Gaines Franklin D
Operator of record for 50 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gaines Franklin D is the operator of record for 50 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (4%) are active, 40 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 50 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
50
Active
2
Plugged
40
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 50 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gaines Franklin D operate?
Gaines Franklin D's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (50). Its 50 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Gaines Franklin D’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Gaines Franklin D's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gaines Franklin D operate?
By product class, 15 (30%) 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 Wessel 1 in Nemaha, KS at 3,750 ft. The wells listed below sit in Nemaha (KS), Chase (KS), Pottawatomie (KS), Butler (KS), Morris (KS) and Greenwood (KS).
Notable wells operated by Gaines Franklin D
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessel 1 | 15-131-20156 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nemaha, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 3,750 ft |
| James Berg 1 | 15-017-20657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chase, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 3,214 ft |
| Srna 1 | 15-149-20058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pottawatomie, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 3,135 ft |
| Harter 2 | 15-015-01037 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Butler, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 3,119 ft |
| Harter 1 | 15-015-21856 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Butler, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,935 ft |
| Patterson 1 | 15-127-20547 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morris, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,779 ft |
| South Bosch 1 | 15-127-20544 | Other status | Oil | Morris, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,600 ft |
| Amos 1 | 15-127-20545 | Other status | Other type | Morris, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,600 ft |
| Edith Campbell & Union Central Light 1 | 15-127-20546 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morris, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,542 ft |
| Underwood 1 | 15-073-72820 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,491 ft |
| Burkett Unit E-44 | 15-073-23699 | Other status | Other type | Greenwood, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,402 ft |
| Burkett-Miller 'G' 2 | 15-073-23852 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Gaines, Franklin D. | 2,399 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gaines Franklin D operate?
Gaines Franklin D is the operator of record for 50 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (50). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gaines Franklin D's wells are still active?
2 of Gaines Franklin D's catalogued wells are active; 40 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gaines Franklin D operate wells?
Gaines Franklin D is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (50).
Does Gaines Franklin D operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Gaines Franklin D's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gaines Franklin D's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wessel 1 in Nemaha, KS is the deepest at 3,750 ft.
Where Gaines Franklin D'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, “Gaines Franklin D — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gaines-franklin-d-81701 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).