Mcginness Energy
Operator of record for 49 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MCGINNESS ENERGY COMPANY INC · McGinness Energy Company, Inc.
At a glance
Mcginness Energy is the operator of record for 49 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 21 (43%) are active, 22 (45%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 46 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
49
Active
21
Plugged
22
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 46 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 10
- Shut-in
- 5
- Active share
- 43%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mcginness Energy operate?
Mcginness Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (46) and Oklahoma (3). Its 46 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 Mcginness Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
43% of Mcginness Energy's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 45% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells (10%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mcginness Energy operate?
By product class, 24 (49%) are oil wells and 10 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Grinch 1-8H in Barber, KS at 9,315 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS), Kiowa (KS), Cheyenne (KS), Wallace (KS), Finney (KS) and Edwards (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mcginness Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinch 1-8H | 15-007-23722 | Active | Oil | Barber, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 9,315 ft |
| Jw Platt 1-8 | 15-007-24420 | Active | Oil | Barber, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 5,450 ft |
| Thompson 1 | 15-097-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Kiowa, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 5,380 ft |
| Oliver Ranch 1-16 | 15-023-21626 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 5,280 ft |
| Mills 1-30 | 15-023-21668 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 5,230 ft |
| Dible 1 | 15-199-20280 | Active | Oil | Wallace, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 5,202 ft |
| St Mark'S Church 1-11 | 15-055-22643 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 4,990 ft |
| Mclean 1 | 15-047-00100 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 4,951 ft |
| Mease 2 | 15-007-21677 | Shut-in | Gas | Barber, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 4,890 ft |
| Heide, Milton P. 1 | 15-007-21568 | Shut-in | Gas | Barber, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 4,885 ft |
| Whisman 1 | 15-077-21162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 4,865 ft |
| Vgm 1 | 15-097-21328 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | McGinness Energy Company, Inc. | 4,850 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mcginness Energy operate?
Mcginness Energy is the operator of record for 49 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (46). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mcginness Energy's wells are still active?
21 of Mcginness Energy's catalogued wells are active; 22 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mcginness Energy operate wells?
Mcginness Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (46) and Oklahoma (3).
Does Mcginness Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Mcginness Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 10 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mcginness Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Grinch 1-8H in Barber, KS is the deepest at 9,315 ft.
Where Mcginness Energy'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, “Mcginness Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mcginness-energy-4311 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).