Great Plains Energy
Operator of record for 120 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GREAT PLAINS ENERGY CORP · GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC · GREAT PLAINS ENERGY, LC · Great Plains Energy, Inc.
At a glance
Great Plains Energy is the operator of record for 120 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 29 (24%) are active, 82 (68%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 96 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
120
Active
29
Plugged
82
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 96 |
| Oklahoma | 19 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 58
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Great Plains Energy operate?
Great Plains Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Kansas (96), Oklahoma (19), Montana (2), Texas (2) and North Dakota (1). Its 96 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Great Plains Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Great Plains Energy's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. 2 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Great Plains Energy operate?
By product class, 58 (48%) are oil wells and 2 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Duck Creek 1-1 in Mccone, MT at 10,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mccone (MT), Stark (ND), Gonzales (TX), Scott (KS), Cheyenne (KS) and Thomas (KS). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Great Plains Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek 1-1 | 25-055-21209 | Orphaned | Oil | Mccone, MT | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 10,000 ft |
| Duck Creek 1-5 | 25-055-21208 | Orphaned | Oil | Mccone, MT | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 9,920 ft |
| Wolf 42-21 | 33-089-00753 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, ND | Great Plains Energy Inc | 9,785 ft |
| Well API 42-177-31954 | 42-177-31954 | Active | Oil | Gonzales, TX | Great Plains Energy, Lc | 9,505 ft |
| Well API 42-177-34156 | 42-177-34156 | Active | Oil | Gonzales, TX | Great Plains Energy, Lc | 7,201 ft |
| Zanobia 2 | 15-171-20644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, KS | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 5,398 ft |
| Schlepp 1-13 | 15-023-21607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, KS | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 5,296 ft |
| Colleen Rall Trust 1-10 | 15-193-20941 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 4,963 ft |
| James 1-16 | 15-193-20826 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 4,880 ft |
| Luckert 1-15 | 15-193-20895 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thomas, KS | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 4,870 ft |
| Zanobia 1 | 15-171-20639 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Scott, KS | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 4,801 ft |
| Winderlin 1 | 15-171-20705 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, KS | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 4,757 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 120 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Great Plains Energy operate?
Great Plains Energy is the operator of record for 120 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (96). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Great Plains Energy's wells are still active?
29 of Great Plains Energy's catalogued wells are active; 82 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Great Plains Energy operate wells?
Great Plains Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (96), Oklahoma (19), Montana (2), Texas (2) and North Dakota (1).
Does Great Plains Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
58 of Great Plains Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Great Plains Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Duck Creek 1-1 in Mccone, MT is the deepest at 10,000 ft.
Where Great Plains Energy's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 96 operated by Great Plains Energy
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 19 operated by Great Plains Energy
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 2 operated by Great Plains Energy
- Oil & gas wells in Texas· 2 operated by Great Plains Energy
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 1 operated by Great Plains Energy
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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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Great Plains Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/great-plains-energy-8787 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).