Great American Royalties
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Great American Royalties is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 11 (33%) are active, 19 (58%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
11
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 31
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Great American Royalties operate?
Great American Royalties's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (33). Its 33 North Dakota wells are 0.1% of the 43,680 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 Royalties’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Great American Royalties's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Great American Royalties operate?
By product class, 31 (94%) 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 Beard 15-22 in Burke, ND at 7,325 ft. The wells listed below sit in Burke (ND) and Bottineau (ND).
Notable wells operated by Great American Royalties
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beard 15-22 | 33-013-01211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 7,325 ft |
| Peterson 32-35 | 33-009-01398 | Active | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,200 ft |
| Amanda Peterson 41-35 | 33-009-01487 | Active | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,200 ft |
| Wilmar Peterson 12-36 | 33-009-01465 | Active | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,200 ft |
| Wilmar Peterson 11-36 | 33-009-01446 | Active | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,200 ft |
| Peterson 42-35 | 33-009-01456 | Active | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,200 ft |
| James Peterson 23-36 | 33-009-01714 | Active | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,138 ft |
| Oscar Talcott 1 | 33-009-01573 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,100 ft |
| Stead 1 | 33-009-01622 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,070 ft |
| M. Foss 1 | 33-009-01542 | Active | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,066 ft |
| Larry Peterson 1 | 33-009-01515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,058 ft |
| Wm. Witteman 1 | 33-009-01516 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Royalties, Inc. | 4,054 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Great American Royalties operate?
Great American Royalties is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Great American Royalties's wells are still active?
11 of Great American Royalties's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Great American Royalties operate wells?
Great American Royalties is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (33).
Does Great American Royalties operate mostly oil or gas wells?
31 of Great American Royalties's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Great American Royalties's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Beard 15-22 in Burke, ND is the deepest at 7,325 ft.
Where Great American Royalties'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 Royalties — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/great-american-royalties-10951 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).