Petroleum Resources
Operator of record for 63 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETROLEUM RESOURCES · PETROLEUM RESOURCES CO · PETROLEUM RESOURCES CORP · PETROLEUM RESOURCES, LLC · …
At a glance
Petroleum Resources is the operator of record for 63 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. None is listed as active, 44 (70%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 26 wells (41% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
63
Active
0
Plugged
44
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 26 |
| Oklahoma | 15 |
| Illinois | 9 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petroleum Resources operate?
Petroleum Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: West Virginia (26), Oklahoma (15), Illinois (9), Kansas (5) and Kentucky (3) and 3 more. Its 26 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Petroleum Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petroleum Resources's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 70% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Petroleum Resources operate?
By product class, 12 (19%) are oil wells and 7 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Schuricht-Twiford 1 in Crook, WY at 6,730 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crook (WY), Barton (KS), Elliott (KY), Cowley (KS), Ohio (KY) and Liberty (MT) and other counties. State filings spell the name 10 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Petroleum Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuricht-Twiford 1 | 49-011-20150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Petroleum Resources Corp | 6,730 ft |
| Soeken 1 | 15-009-24585 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barton, KS | Petroleum Resources Limited | 3,480 ft |
| Gillum, Albert G1a | 16-063-00160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elliott, KY | Petroleum Resources | 3,230 ft |
| Mueller 2 | 15-035-21175 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Petroleum Resources Company | 3,190 ft |
| Mattingly, Gilbert 1 | 16-183-02501 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Petroleum Resources | 1,850 ft |
| Corcoran 41-4 | 25-051-21078 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | Petroleum Resources Corp. | 1,825 ft |
| Bean, M. 1 | 12-109-21265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Petroleum Resources Co. | 790 ft |
| Anstine, H. 1 | 12-109-21269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Petroleum Resources Co. | 770 ft |
| Snowden 1 | 12-109-21267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Petroleum Resources Co. | 750 ft |
| Caldwell #1 1 | 12-169-20988 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schuyler, IL | Petroleum Resources Co. | 730 ft |
| Crandell 1 | 12-109-21270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Petroleum Resources Co. | 730 ft |
| Greenplate 1 | 12-109-21272 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcdonough, IL | Petroleum Resources Co. | 710 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petroleum Resources operate?
Petroleum Resources is the operator of record for 63 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petroleum Resources's wells are still active?
0 of Petroleum Resources's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Petroleum Resources operate wells?
Petroleum Resources is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (26), Oklahoma (15), Illinois (9), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Mississippi (3), Montana (1) and Wyoming (1).
Does Petroleum Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Petroleum Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petroleum Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schuricht-Twiford 1 in Crook, WY is the deepest at 6,730 ft.
Where Petroleum Resources's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in West Virginia· 26 operated by Petroleum Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 15 operated by Petroleum Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 9 operated by Petroleum Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 5 operated by Petroleum Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 3 operated by Petroleum Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 3 operated by Petroleum Resources
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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, “Petroleum Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petroleum-resources-84 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).