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Total wells

8
Great Western Drilling Co

Most recent drilling

Dec 1969
~56 years ago

First on record

1969
records span 0 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling
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⚑ Same company across states: Great Western Drilling Inc.

HQ: FORT WORTH, Texas

Curated alternate name for Great Western Drilling Inc. (from ShaleExperts company records):

  • GREAT WESTERN DRILLING INC.

Great Western Drilling Co has 8 wells on file in Utah.

Active in 4 counties — concentrated in GRAND, SAN JUAN, and GARFIELD.

Most recent well: Federal 1-87 in the UNDESIGNATED field (SAN JUAN county) — last updated June 2026.

Great Western Drilling Co county coverage

Counties where Great Western Drilling Co has wells. Click any county for its local activity.

Rich CountyCache CountyDuchesne CountyDavis CountyBox Elder CountyMillard CountyMorgan CountyWeber CountyKANE — 1 wellsSalt Lake CountySevier CountyGARFIELD — 1 wellsWashington CountyPiute CountySummit CountyEmery CountyDaggett CountyBeaver CountyUintah CountyUtah CountyWayne CountyJuab CountyCarbon CountyIron CountySanpete CountySAN JUAN — 3 wellsWasatch CountyGRAND — 3 wellsTooele County
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Recent wells

Well Name County Last activity Updates API
Federal 1-87 SAN JUAN 2026-06-01 4303731310
Book Cliffs 2 GRAND 1969-12-31 4301910404
Roberts S Brennard Jr Fed 1 GRAND 1969-12-31 4301911478
Brennard-Federal 2 GRAND 1969-12-31 4301911479
Dirty Devil 1 GARFIELD 1969-12-31 4301710402
Fish Creek Unit 1 SAN JUAN 1969-12-31 4303720363
Govt 1 SAN JUAN 1969-12-31 4303720383
Rees Canyon 2 KANE 1969-12-31 4302511510

Counties Worked by total wells in Utah

GRAND3SAN JUAN3GARFIELD1KANE1

Counties: GRAND, SAN JUAN, GARFIELD, KANE.

Top Oil & Gas Fields worked by Great Western Drilling Co by total wells

WILDCAT 4UNDESIGNATED3GREATER CISCO1

Fields: Wildcat , Undesignated, Greater Cisco.

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