Sun Drilling
Operator of record for 56 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sun Drilling is the operator of record for 56 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 56 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 56 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
56
Active
0
Plugged
56
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 56 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 30
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sun Drilling operate?
Sun Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (56). Its 56 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Sun Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sun Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sun Drilling operate?
By product class, 30 (54%) 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 Paddock, R. B-1 in Richland, IL at 4,909 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Wayne (IL), Edwards (IL) and Jasper (IL).
Notable wells operated by Sun Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddock, R. B-1 | 12-159-01686 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 4,909 ft |
| Beiswenger, M.A. 1 | 12-191-01565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,500 ft |
| McKibben R J 1 | 12-047-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,394 ft |
| Howe, C. C. 1 | 12-191-00955 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,314 ft |
| Willison Ira 1 | 12-191-03159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,312 ft |
| Cunningham H C 1 | 12-191-03157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,293 ft |
| Barnhart H A 1 | 12-047-00719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,280 ft |
| Goddard W H 1 | 12-191-03099 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,230 ft |
| Birk, H. 1 | 12-079-01099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,210 ft |
| Galloway Joe A 1 | 12-159-00756 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,173 ft |
| Slichenmyer T 2 | 12-159-01704 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,168 ft |
| Slickenmyer O C C-1 | 12-159-01701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Sun Drilling Co. | 3,165 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sun Drilling operate?
Sun Drilling is the operator of record for 56 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (56). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sun Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Sun Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 56 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sun Drilling operate wells?
Sun Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (56).
Does Sun Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
30 of Sun Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sun Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Paddock, R. B-1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 4,909 ft.
Where Sun Drilling'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, “Sun Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sun-drilling-91208 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).