Petro Resources
Operator of record for 115 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Petro Resources is the operator of record for 115 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 12 (10%) are active, 90 (78%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 110 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
115
Active
12
Plugged
90
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 110 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 98
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 10
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Resources operate?
Petro Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: California (110), Illinois (4) and Kansas (1). Its 110 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Petro Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Petro Resources's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells (9%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petro Resources operate?
By product class, 98 (85%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Longnecker-Updike 1-A in Lawrence, IL at 2,375 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (IL), Brown (IL) and Kern (CA).
Notable wells operated by Petro Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longnecker-Updike 1-A | 12-101-29323 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Petro Resources, Inc. | 2,375 ft |
| Clark 3 | 12-009-20864 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Petro Resources, Inc. | 908 ft |
| Clark 1 | 12-009-20846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Petro Resources, Inc. | 600 ft |
| Parker 1 | 12-009-20865 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Petro Resources, Inc. | 580 ft |
| Bolton 10 | 04-029-41462 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
| Lerdo-Sill 33-2 | 04-029-52933 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
| Bolton 4 | 04-029-39409 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
| Merex 1 | 04-029-19200 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
| Lerdo-Sill 33-1 | 04-029-51987 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
| Mobil Buick 1 | 04-029-47575 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
| Signal Bishop 2 | 04-029-12032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
| Fried 4 | 04-029-19383 | Shut-in | Oil | Kern, CA | Petro Resources, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Resources operate?
Petro Resources is the operator of record for 115 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (110). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Resources's wells are still active?
12 of Petro Resources's catalogued wells are active; 90 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petro Resources operate wells?
Petro Resources is the operator of record for wells in California (110), Illinois (4) and Kansas (1).
Does Petro Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
98 of Petro Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Longnecker-Updike 1-A in Lawrence, IL is the deepest at 2,375 ft.
Where Petro Resources'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, “Petro Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-resources-3471 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).