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Golden State Drilling, Inc.401(k)

GOLDEN STATE DRILLING, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · BAKERSFIELD, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.61%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Golden State Drilling, Inc. reported $33,911 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.61% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $365 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.58% to 0.61%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other mining, oil & gas extraction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (6,739th of 9,483), and 490th of 612 in mining, oil & gas extraction. In 2023, employees put in $18.58 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,828,315
Participants with balances91
Active participants52
Employer contributions$18,966
Employee contributions$352,394
Employer contribution per active participant$365
Average account balance$64,047
Benefits paid to participants$629,927
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBARBICH HOOPER KING
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$5.8M · 91 accts · $19K emplr
2022$5.3M · 134 accts · $29K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$11,630
Investment management$22,281
Total administrative$33,911
The Golden State Drilling, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$365
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$365 per active participant
2022$266 per active participant

Golden State Drilling, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$22,281
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$11,630

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2023$33,911 · 0.61%
2022$35,602 · 0.58%
Similar plansMining, Oil & Gas Extraction · California
Howard Energy Co., Inc. CA$14.1M · 0.01%
Thyssen Mining Inc. CA$13.0M · 0.51%
Vaquero Energy Inc. CA$5.8M · 0.79%
Kenai Drilling Limited CA$4.2M · 0.98%
Robert Heely, Inc. CA$3.7M · 1.38%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 953152814 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.