Petro Union
Operator of record for 32 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETRO UNION INC · PETRO UNION, INC · Petro Union, Inc. · Petro-Union, Inc.
At a glance
Petro Union is the operator of record for 32 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 13 (41%) are active, 19 (59%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 17 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
32
Active
13
Plugged
19
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 17 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 41%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Union operate?
Petro Union's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kentucky (17), Illinois (12), Ohio (2) and Kansas (1). Its 17 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Union’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
41% of Petro Union's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 59% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petro Union operate?
By product class, 19 (59%) 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 Shaheen Unit 1 in Wayne, IL at 4,285 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), White (IL), Richland (IL), Cumberland (IL), Defiance (OH) and Henderson (KY). 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 Petro Union
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Unit 1 | 12-191-31613 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 4,285 ft |
| Williams 1 | 12-193-30307 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 3,255 ft |
| Williams 2 | 12-193-03769 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 3,250 ft |
| Miller Leona 1 | 12-193-30630 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 3,242 ft |
| Scherer Berdie Heir 1 | 12-159-25048 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 3,083 ft |
| Renshaw-Dean 4 | 12-193-30406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 2,967 ft |
| Emery, John & Sue 1 | 12-193-29978 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 2,942 ft |
| Renshaw-Dean Comm. 2 | 12-193-30069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 2,939 ft |
| Renshaw-Dean Comm 3 | 12-193-30202 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 2,936 ft |
| Sedgwick-Drum 1 | 12-035-22172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, IL | Petro Union, Inc. | 2,711 ft |
| Singer Daniel & Beatrice 1 | 34-039-20064 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Defiance, OH | Petro Union Inc | 2,450 ft |
| Rice Unit 5 | 16-101-00811 | Active | Injection | Henderson, KY | Petro Union, Inc | 2,381 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Union operate?
Petro Union is the operator of record for 32 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Union's wells are still active?
13 of Petro Union's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petro Union operate wells?
Petro Union is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (17), Illinois (12), Ohio (2) and Kansas (1).
Does Petro Union operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Petro Union's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Union's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shaheen Unit 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,285 ft.
Where Petro Union'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 Union — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-union-79815 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).