Great Western Operating
Operator of record for 169 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Great Western Operating is the operator of record for 169 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 16 (9%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 169 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
169
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 169 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Great Western Operating operate?
Great Western Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (169). Its 169 Colorado wells are 0.1% of the 124,327 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 Western Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Great Western Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Great Western Operating operate?
By product class, 4 (2%) are oil wells and 7 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 2 Jones in Weld, CO at 9,308 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO) and Adams (CO).
Notable wells operated by Great Western Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jones | 05-123-05545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 9,308 ft |
| 2 Cundall 11-12 | 05-001-08995 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adams, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 8,663 ft |
| 3 Morrison 24-1 | 05-001-08994 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adams, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 8,652 ft |
| 4-2ji Seltzer Pp | 05-001-09517 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adams, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 8,500 ft |
| 1 Newlander G Unit | 05-001-09191 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 8,431 ft |
| 2 Great Western Front Range | 05-001-06862 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Adams, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 8,150 ft |
| 3 Front Range | 05-001-08738 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 8,140 ft |
| 17-13D Campbell JF | 05-123-36325 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 7,685 ft |
| 20-42-12 Hood | 05-123-35051 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Weld, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 7,433 ft |
| 20-42-11 Hood | 05-123-35052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 7,410 ft |
| 42-20 Ward English | 05-123-11154 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 7,295 ft |
| 26-24 Great Western | 05-123-24061 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Weld, CO | Great Western Operating Company LLC | 7,247 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Great Western Operating operate?
Great Western Operating is the operator of record for 169 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (169). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Great Western Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Great Western Operating's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Great Western Operating operate wells?
Great Western Operating is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (169).
Does Great Western Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Great Western Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Great Western Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 2 Jones in Weld, CO is the deepest at 9,308 ft.
Where Great Western Operating'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 Western Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/great-western-operating-2816 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).