401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
46
Participants Small participant base
67th
Percentile by assets National rank
$363,933
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Great Western Drilling Company · Texas · Mining & Oil Extraction

$17M in assets, 46 participants

Great Western Drilling Company's Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan reported $17M in total assets and 46 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 67th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #379 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

Great Western Drilling Company multi-year trail

Great Western Drilling Company's plans moved -30.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan at $17M / 46 participants.

#379
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
-32.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$16,740,926 Top 33% higher than 67% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan is a small filing (46 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $430K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $25M in the plan year 2023 filing to $17M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 45 in the plan year 2023 filing to 46 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 750397250 · Great Western Drilling Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan · $17M · 46 · 67th

  • VS-ST $17M
  • BOY 46
  • SCH 67th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Stein Fibers, Ltd. Profit Sharing Plan
  • TYPE ind #379

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Great Western Drilling Company multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Great Western Drilling Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17M 30.756148598681655% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $24.2M $16.7M ▼ -30.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 45 $24M
2023 1 45 $25M
2024 1 46 $17M

Great Western Drilling Company filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN750397250
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.016740926 · Participants: 46Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.121795 · Participants: 109889AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.711 · Participants: 21990Exxonmobil Savings PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.378704663 · Participants: 21505Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.81200478 · Participants: 43873Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanSouthwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.991748637 · Participants: 67820Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan
Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Stein Fibers, Ltd. Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($17M); by covered participants it is Westan Insurance Group 401(k) Plan in TN (46 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($17M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (46 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 32.0% during 2024, from $25M to $17M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Great Western Drilling Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Western Drilling Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 30.8%, from $24M to $17M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stein Fibers, Ltd. Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($17M, 137 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Great Western Drilling Company 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Westan Insurance Group 401(k) Plan in TN (46 participants, $6M in assets).