Mid States Energy
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MID STATES ENERGY, INC · Mid-States Energy Corporation
At a glance
Mid States Energy is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (3%) are active, 14 (48%) plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 26 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
1
Plugged
14
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 26 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mid States Energy operate?
Mid States Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (26) and Kansas (3). Its 26 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Mid States Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Mid States Energy's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mid States Energy operate?
By product class, 4 (14%) 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 Draper, D L 1 in Simpson, KY at 1,956 ft. 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 Mid States Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draper, D L 1 | 16-213-00242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 1,956 ft |
| Dunn, J W 1 | 16-213-00243 | Active | Oil | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 750 ft |
| Summers, Gary 5 | 16-213-00111 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 748 ft |
| Summers, Gary 1 | 16-213-00013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 736 ft |
| Deweese, Weldon 4 | 16-213-00241 | Orphaned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 700 ft |
| Bennett, Bobby 2 | 16-213-00108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 672 ft |
| Summers, Gary 2 | 16-213-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 647 ft |
| Bennett, Bobby 1 | 16-213-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 639 ft |
| Bennett, Bobby 5 | 16-213-00016 | Orphaned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 630 ft |
| Summers, Gary 3 | 16-213-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 622 ft |
| Bennett, Bobby 4 | 16-213-00017 | Orphaned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 597 ft |
| Summers, Gary 4 | 16-213-00109 | Orphaned | Other type | Simpson, KY | Mid States Energy, Inc | 597 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mid States Energy operate?
Mid States Energy is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mid States Energy's wells are still active?
1 of Mid States Energy's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mid States Energy operate wells?
Mid States Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (26) and Kansas (3).
Does Mid States Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Mid States Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mid States Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Draper, D L 1 in Simpson, KY is the deepest at 1,956 ft.
Where Mid States 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, “Mid States Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mid-states-energy-69424 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).