Stanford Petroleum
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STANFORD PETROLEUM CORP · STANFORD PETROLEUM INC · Stanford Petroleum · Stanford Petroleum Corp.
At a glance
Stanford Petroleum is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 3 (27%) are active, 7 (64%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 4 wells (36% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
3
Plugged
7
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 27%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Stanford Petroleum operate?
Stanford Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Illinois (4), Colorado (3), Kentucky (2), California (1) and Utah (1). Its 1 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Stanford Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
27% of Stanford Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Stanford Petroleum operate?
By product class, 6 (55%) 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 Sturm Edgar 1 in White, IL at 3,247 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL), Edwards (IL), Montrose (CO), Ouray (CO) and Hancock (KY) and other counties. 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 Stanford Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturm Edgar 1 | 12-193-04030 | Active | Oil | White, IL | Stanford Petroleum | 3,247 ft |
| Jones Ethel May 2 | 12-191-01901 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Stanford Petroleum | 3,226 ft |
| Clutter-Ellis 1 | 12-191-01866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Stanford Petroleum | 3,200 ft |
| Blakney Clarence 1 | 12-047-01032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Stanford Petroleum | 3,183 ft |
| 1 Wilcox | 05-085-05026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montrose, CO | Stanford Petroleum Inc | 1,090 ft |
| 1 Hotchkiss | 05-091-60004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ouray, CO | Stanford Petroleum Inc | 783 ft |
| Jackson-Ashworth 2 | 16-091-00359 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Stanford Petroleum Corp | 418 ft |
| Jackson-Ashworth | 16-091-00360 | Active | Oil | Hancock, KY | Stanford Petroleum Corp | 395 ft |
| 1 Oberto | 05-085-05033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montrose, CO | Stanford Petroleum Inc | 265 ft |
| No 1 | 43-003-20083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Box Elder, UT | Stanford Petroleum | — |
| Scheel 1 | 04-029-08428 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Stanford Petroleum Corp. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Stanford Petroleum operate?
Stanford Petroleum is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Stanford Petroleum's wells are still active?
3 of Stanford Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Stanford Petroleum operate wells?
Stanford Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (4), Colorado (3), Kentucky (2), California (1) and Utah (1).
Does Stanford Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Stanford Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Stanford Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sturm Edgar 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,247 ft.
Where Stanford Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 4 operated by Stanford Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 3 operated by Stanford Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 2 operated by Stanford Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in California· 1 operated by Stanford Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 1 operated by Stanford Petroleum
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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, “Stanford Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/stanford-petroleum-17299 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).