High Plains Resources
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HIGH PLAINS RESOURCES CO INC · High Plains Resources LLC · High Plains Resources, Inc.
At a glance
High Plains Resources is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (4%) are active, 11 (48%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 22 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
1
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does High Plains Resources operate?
High Plains Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (22) and Oklahoma (1). Its 22 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 and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of High Plains Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of High Plains Resources's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does High Plains Resources operate?
By product class, 1 (4%) are oil wells and 12 (52%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Balsmeier 21-32 in Marshall, KS at 6,066 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marshall (KS), Gove (KS), Geary (KS), Morris (KS), Labette (KS) and Washington (KS). 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 High Plains Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsmeier 21-32 | 15-117-20028 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Marshall, KS | High Plains Resources LLC | 6,066 ft |
| Hedge Lawn Farms 25-6 | 15-117-20025 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Marshall, KS | High Plains Resources LLC | 4,600 ft |
| Herl 1 | 15-063-20778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gove, KS | High Plains Resources, Inc. | 4,400 ft |
| Herl 2-34 | 15-063-20952 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gove, KS | High Plains Resources, Inc. | 4,375 ft |
| Carlson Farms 54-4 | 15-117-20029 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Marshall, KS | High Plains Resources LLC | 4,270 ft |
| Smith 11-27 | 15-061-20069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Geary, KS | High Plains Resources LLC | 3,270 ft |
| Stenstrom 23-21 | 15-127-20605 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Morris, KS | High Plains Resources LLC | 3,178 ft |
| Carnahan B-1 | 15-099-22267 | Other status | Gas | Labette, KS | High Plains Resources, Inc. | 885 ft |
| Houston 3 | 15-099-22211 | Other status | Oil | Labette, KS | High Plains Resources, Inc. | 873 ft |
| Houston 4 | 15-099-22247 | Other status | Gas | Labette, KS | High Plains Resources, Inc. | 856 ft |
| Parsons 1 | 15-099-22266 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Labette, KS | High Plains Resources, Inc. | 850 ft |
| Vathauer 5-5-30-61 | 15-201-20053 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Washington, KS | High Plains Resources LLC | 80 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 23 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does High Plains Resources operate?
High Plains Resources is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (22). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of High Plains Resources's wells are still active?
1 of High Plains Resources's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does High Plains Resources operate wells?
High Plains Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (22) and Oklahoma (1).
Does High Plains Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of High Plains Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is High Plains Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Balsmeier 21-32 in Marshall, KS is the deepest at 6,066 ft.
Where High Plains 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, “High Plains Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/high-plains-resources-8988 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).