Mid States General
Operator of record for 135 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MID STATES GENERAL, INC · Mid States General, Inc.
At a glance
Mid States General is the operator of record for 135 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 7 (5%) are active, 50 (37%) plugged & abandoned and 25 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 124 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
135
Active
7
Plugged
50
Orphaned
25
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 124 |
| Kansas | 10 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mid States General operate?
Mid States General's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (124), Kansas (10) and Illinois (1). Its 124 Kentucky wells are 0.1% 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 General’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Mid States General's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 37% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 25 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mid States General operate?
By product class, 27 (20%) 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 Lowry 5 in Chautauqua, KS at 2,167 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chautauqua (KS), Christian (IL), Clinton (KY) and Daviess (KY). 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 General
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry 5 | 15-019-24973 | Orphaned | Other type | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 2,167 ft |
| George 11 | 15-019-24885 | Other status | Other type | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 2,080 ft |
| Lowry 1 | 15-019-24891 | Orphaned | Other type | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 2,040 ft |
| Clark 1 | 12-021-23759 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Mid States General, Inc. | 1,856 ft |
| Cravens, Raymond 1 | 16-053-01207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Mid States General, Inc | 1,827 ft |
| Stephens 3 | 15-019-24889 | Other status | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 1,803 ft |
| Stephens 4 | 15-019-24890 | Orphaned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 1,775 ft |
| Stephens 7 | 15-019-24976 | Orphaned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 1,770 ft |
| Stephens 5 | 15-019-24974 | Orphaned | Other type | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 1,769 ft |
| George 8 | 15-019-24775 | Other status | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 1,740 ft |
| Wink, Mary Catherine 1 | 16-059-06384 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Mid States General, Inc | 1,715 ft |
| George 10 | 15-019-24777 | Other status | Other type | Chautauqua, KS | Mid States General, Inc. | 1,685 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mid States General operate?
Mid States General is the operator of record for 135 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (124). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mid States General's wells are still active?
7 of Mid States General's catalogued wells are active; 50 are plugged & abandoned and 25 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mid States General operate wells?
Mid States General is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (124), Kansas (10) and Illinois (1).
Does Mid States General operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Mid States General's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mid States General's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lowry 5 in Chautauqua, KS is the deepest at 2,167 ft.
Where Mid States General'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 General — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mid-states-general-68008 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).