Prairie Resources
Operator of record for 47 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRAIRIE RESOURCES LLC · PRAIRIE RESOURCES, INC. · Prairie Resources · Prairie Resources Inc · …
At a glance
Prairie Resources is the operator of record for 47 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 7 (15%) are active, 20 (43%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 20 wells (43% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
47
Active
7
Plugged
20
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 20 |
| Illinois | 14 |
| Colorado | 12 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Prairie Resources operate?
Prairie Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (20), Illinois (14), Colorado (12) and North Dakota (1). Its 12 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Prairie Resources's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Prairie Resources operate?
By product class, 15 (32%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 15-8 Dyer in Weld, CO at 9,172 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Marion (IL) and Barber (KS). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Prairie Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-8 Dyer | 05-123-32935 | Shut-in | Oil | Weld, CO | Prairie Resources LLC | 9,172 ft |
| Marshall et al/Bethel Energy 1-H | 12-121-28196 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 5,077 ft |
| Baylis etal/Bethel Energy 1-H | 12-121-28195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 5,000 ft |
| Bryan 1-10 | 15-007-23281 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,898 ft |
| Packard 2-23 | 15-007-01051 | Active | Oil | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,710 ft |
| Prothe 1-1 | 15-007-22632 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,702 ft |
| Packard 3-23 | 15-007-22565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,696 ft |
| Packard 3-22 | 15-007-30197 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,600 ft |
| Clarke 2-24 | 15-007-22739 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,598 ft |
| Packard 9-23 | 15-007-22878 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,550 ft |
| Packard 'A' 2 | 15-007-21323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,387 ft |
| Packard 1-22 | 15-007-22940 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Prairie Resources, Inc. | 4,248 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Prairie Resources operate?
Prairie Resources is the operator of record for 47 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Prairie Resources's wells are still active?
7 of Prairie Resources's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Prairie Resources operate wells?
Prairie Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (20), Illinois (14), Colorado (12) and North Dakota (1).
Does Prairie Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Prairie Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Prairie Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 15-8 Dyer in Weld, CO is the deepest at 9,172 ft.
Where Prairie 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, “Prairie Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/prairie-resources-6061 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).