Darco Petroleum
Operator of record for 85 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DARCO PETROLEUM · DARCO PETROLEUM INC · DARCO PETROLEUM CORP · Darco Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Darco Petroleum is the operator of record for 85 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 24 (28%) are plugged & abandoned and 51 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 72 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
85
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
51
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 72 |
| Kentucky | 10 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 34
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Darco Petroleum operate?
Darco Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (72), Kentucky (10) and Kansas (3). Its 72 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 Darco Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Darco Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 28% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 51 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Darco Petroleum operate?
By product class, 6 (7%) are oil wells and 34 (40%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is E. M. Sanders 1 in Montgomery, KS at 1,508 ft. The wells listed below sit in Montgomery (KS), Allen (KY), Washington (OK) and Nowata (OK). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Darco Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. M. Sanders 1 | 15-125-22850 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Montgomery, KS | Darco Petroleum, Inc. | 1,508 ft |
| E. M. Sanders 7 | 15-125-29647 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, KS | Darco Petroleum, Inc. | 1,340 ft |
| Britt, Floyd 1 | 16-003-00779 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Darco Petroleum Corp | 527 ft |
| Lambert, Edward 1 | 16-003-00794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Darco Petroleum Corp | 395 ft |
| Herrington, Jerry 1 | 16-003-00797 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Darco Petroleum Corp | 376 ft |
| Scott, James 1 | 16-003-00780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Darco Petroleum Corp | 352 ft |
| Draper, Herman 1 | 16-003-00791 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Darco Petroleum Corp | 320 ft |
| Draper, Herman 2 | 16-003-00793 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, KY | Darco Petroleum Corp | 246 ft |
| Madron #a-1 | 35-147-26111 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OK | Darco Petroleum Inc | — |
| Pinkston #d-3 | 35-105-29127 | Orphaned | Other type | Nowata, OK | Darco Petroleum Inc | — |
| Brown #4 | 35-147-25948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, OK | Darco Petroleum Inc | — |
| Drummer #a-2 | 35-147-25878 | Orphaned | Gas | Washington, OK | Darco Petroleum Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Darco Petroleum operate?
Darco Petroleum is the operator of record for 85 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (72). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Darco Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Darco Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 51 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Darco Petroleum operate wells?
Darco Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (72), Kentucky (10) and Kansas (3).
Does Darco Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Darco Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 34 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Darco Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, E. M. Sanders 1 in Montgomery, KS is the deepest at 1,508 ft.
Where Darco Petroleum'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, “Darco Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/darco-petroleum-8648 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).