Prime Energy
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PRIME ENERGY COMPANY · PRIME ENERGY CORP
At a glance
Prime Energy is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 27 (77%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 33 wells (94% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
0
Plugged
27
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 33 |
| Ohio | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Prime Energy operate?
Prime Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (33) and Ohio (2). Its 33 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Prime Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Prime Energy's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 77% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Prime Energy operate?
By product class, 9 (26%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Grashmehr Barbara 1247 in Morrow, OH at 3,098 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morrow (OH), Texas (OK), Noble (OK), Lincoln (OK), Seminole (OK) and Kay (OK). 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 Prime Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grashmehr Barbara 1247 | 34-117-24036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Prime Energy Corp | 3,098 ft |
| Bush Helen Et Al 1246 | 34-117-23998 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morrow, OH | Prime Energy Corp | 3,073 ft |
| Reiss #11-1 | 35-139-21720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Lewis Dolezal #20-1 | 35-103-21245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Birdsong #19-1 | 35-081-21355 | Orphaned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Telford 12 #1 | 35-081-21487 | Orphaned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Adams #10-2 | 35-133-21691 | Orphaned | Other type | Seminole, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Oestmann #1 | 35-071-21561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Andrews #10-1 | 35-133-22567 | Orphaned | Oil | Seminole, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Lois Tickel #20-1 | 35-071-22067 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kay, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| E. Carter #1 | 35-139-20040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
| Merz #11-1 | 35-071-21837 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kay, OK | Prime Energy Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Prime Energy operate?
Prime Energy is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Prime Energy's wells are still active?
0 of Prime Energy's catalogued wells are active; 27 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Prime Energy operate wells?
Prime Energy is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (33) and Ohio (2).
Does Prime Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Prime Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Prime Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Grashmehr Barbara 1247 in Morrow, OH is the deepest at 3,098 ft.
Where Prime 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, “Prime Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/prime-energy-3974 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).