Great Plains Exploration
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Great Plains Exploration is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (23%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 30 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 30 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Great Plains Exploration operate?
Great Plains Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (30). Its 30 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 Plains Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Great Plains Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 23% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Great Plains Exploration operate?
By product class, 27 (90%) 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 Bauer 13 in Geauga, OH at 3,900 ft. The wells listed below sit in Geauga (OH), Cuyahoga (OH) and Lake (OH).
Notable wells operated by Great Plains Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer 13 | 34-055-21854 | Other status | Oil | Geauga, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,900 ft |
| St Basil 13 | 34-035-22137 | Other status | Oil | Cuyahoga, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,700 ft |
| Dinsmore 13 | 34-085-21137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,606 ft |
| Mckay 13 | 34-085-21261 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,600 ft |
| Ross 13b | 34-085-21167 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,600 ft |
| Bailey 13b | 34-085-21269 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,600 ft |
| Ross 13a | 34-085-21153 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,600 ft |
| Intehar 13 | 34-085-21263 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,600 ft |
| Amy 13 | 34-085-21206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,425 ft |
| Jto 13 | 34-085-21295 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,400 ft |
| Pausche 13 | 34-085-21302 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,400 ft |
| Kirtland Plaza 13 | 34-085-21292 | Other status | Oil | Lake, OH | Great Plains Exploration LLC | 3,400 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Great Plains Exploration operate?
Great Plains Exploration is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Great Plains Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Great Plains Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Great Plains Exploration operate wells?
Great Plains Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (30).
Does Great Plains Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Great Plains Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Great Plains Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bauer 13 in Geauga, OH is the deepest at 3,900 ft.
Where Great Plains Exploration'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 Plains Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/great-plains-exploration-79677 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).