Great American Resources
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GREAT AMERICAN RESOURCES · GREAT AMERICAN RESOURCES, INC · Great American Resources
At a glance
Great American Resources is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 3 (20%) are active, 6 (40%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 8 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
3
Plugged
6
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 8 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Great American Resources operate?
Great American Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (8), Illinois (6) and Michigan (1). Its 8 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Great American Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Great American Resources's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 40% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Great American Resources operate?
By product class, 7 (47%) 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 Ripley, Oral 1-15 in Calhoun, MI at 4,901 ft. The wells listed below sit in Calhoun (MI), Wayne (IL), Christian (KY) and Muhlenberg (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Great American Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley, Oral 1-15 | 21-025-30596 | Other status | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Great American Resources | 4,901 ft |
| Wheat 1 | 12-191-06233 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Great American Resources | 3,980 ft |
| Gillison 2 | 12-191-28379 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Great American Resources | 3,974 ft |
| Wheat 2 | 12-191-28370 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Great American Resources | 3,939 ft |
| Gillison 1 | 12-191-28384 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Great American Resources | 3,934 ft |
| D Bridges 1 | 12-191-28376 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Great American Resources | 3,408 ft |
| Bridges 1 | 12-191-28404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Great American Resources | 3,375 ft |
| Corley, J M 1 | 16-047-00837 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Great American Resources, Inc | 805 ft |
| Corley, J M 5 | 16-047-00839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, KY | Great American Resources, Inc | 695 ft |
| Corley, J M 3 | 16-047-00049 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Great American Resources, Inc | 690 ft |
| Corley, J M 4 | 16-047-00048 | Active | Oil | Christian, KY | Great American Resources, Inc | 680 ft |
| Cornette, L B 1 | 16-177-00696 | Other status | Other type | Muhlenberg, KY | Great American Resources, Inc | 502 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Great American Resources operate?
Great American Resources is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Great American Resources's wells are still active?
3 of Great American Resources's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Great American Resources operate wells?
Great American Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (8), Illinois (6) and Michigan (1).
Does Great American Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Great American Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Great American Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ripley, Oral 1-15 in Calhoun, MI is the deepest at 4,901 ft.
Where Great American Resources'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, “Great American Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/great-american-resources-67180 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).