Prairie Oil
Operator of record for 129 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Prairie Oil, Inc. · Prairie Oil, LLC
At a glance
Prairie Oil is the operator of record for 129 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 59 (46%) are active, 25 (19%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 124 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
129
Active
59
Plugged
25
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 124 |
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 85
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 24
- Active share
- 46%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Prairie Oil operate?
Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (124) and Illinois (5). Its 124 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 Prairie Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
46% of Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 19% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 24 wells (19%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Prairie Oil operate?
By product class, 85 (66%) are oil wells and 1 (0.8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Thowe 'D' 02-08 Swd in Wabaunsee, KS at 3,375 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabaunsee (KS), Christian (IL) and Marion (KS). 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 Prairie Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thowe 'D' 02-08 Swd | 15-197-20272 | Active | Injection | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 3,375 ft |
| Thowe 'A' 03-08 | 15-197-20273 | Active | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 3,170 ft |
| Thowe 'D' 01-08 | 15-197-20271 | Active | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 3,154 ft |
| Thowe Vhp-2 | 15-197-20308 | Shut-in | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 3,152 ft |
| Thowe 'A' 2 | 15-197-20237 | Active | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 3,130 ft |
| Thowe 'A' 1 | 15-197-20235 | Active | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 3,120 ft |
| Thowe 'D' North 05-09 | 15-197-20282 | Shut-in | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 2,942 ft |
| Thowe 2 | 15-197-19073 | Active | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 2,932 ft |
| Carl Thowe 3 | 15-197-19074 | Active | Oil | Wabaunsee, KS | Prairie Oil, LLC | 2,921 ft |
| Moreland & Michel 2 | 12-021-25530 | Active | Oil | Christian, IL | Prairie Oil, LLC | 2,630 ft |
| Lalouette 3 | 15-115-20659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, KS | Prairie Oil, Inc. | 2,474 ft |
| Lalouette 4 | 15-115-20682 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, KS | Prairie Oil, Inc. | 2,473 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Prairie Oil operate?
Prairie Oil is the operator of record for 129 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (124). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Prairie Oil's wells are still active?
59 of Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Prairie Oil operate wells?
Prairie Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (124) and Illinois (5).
Does Prairie Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
85 of Prairie Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Prairie Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Thowe 'D' 02-08 Swd in Wabaunsee, KS is the deepest at 3,375 ft.
Where Prairie Oil'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, “Prairie Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/prairie-oil-81036 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).