Sands Petroleum
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SANDS PETROLEUM · SANDS PETROLEUM CO · SANDS PETROLEUM COMPANY · SANDS PETROLEUM CORP · …
At a glance
Sands Petroleum is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (10%) are active, 3 (15%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
2
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sands Petroleum operate?
Sands Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (20). Its 20 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 Sands Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Sands Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sands Petroleum operate?
By product class, 2 (10%) 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 Smith in Edmonson, KY at 1,511 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edmonson (KY) and Hancock (KY). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Sands Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | KGS record 2012606 | Other status | Other type | Edmonson, KY | Sands Petroleum Corp | 1,511 ft |
| Kentucky Rock Asphalt Co | KGS record 2012602 | Other status | Other type | Edmonson, KY | Sands Petroleum Corp | 1,491 ft |
| Lane, C M | KGS record 2015959 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Co | 955 ft |
| Toler, J A 1 | KGS record 2017268 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Corporation | 908 ft |
| Taylor, T K 1 | KGS record 135050 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum | 616 ft |
| Boling, Enola 2 | KGS record 2016038 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Corp | 597 ft |
| Brown, John 1 | KGS record 2015952 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Co | 584 ft |
| Boling, Uless 2 | KGS record 2016040 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Corp | 568 ft |
| Burk, W F 3 | KGS record 2016043 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Company | 560 ft |
| Burke, W P 1 | KGS record 2016042 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Company | 508 ft |
| Williamson, M 1 | KGS record 2016677 | Other status | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Corp | 480 ft |
| Pulliam, Payton 1 | KGS record 2016838 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hancock, KY | Sands Petroleum Co | 445 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 20 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sands Petroleum operate?
Sands Petroleum is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sands Petroleum's wells are still active?
2 of Sands Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sands Petroleum operate wells?
Sands Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (20).
Does Sands Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Sands Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sands Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith in Edmonson, KY is the deepest at 1,511 ft.
Where Sands 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, “Sands Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sands-petroleum-113525 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).