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Sun Exploration & Production

Operator of record for 318 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION · SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO · SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. · SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY · …

At a glance

Sun Exploration & Production is the operator of record for 318 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. 2 (0.6%) are active, 167 (53%) plugged & abandoned and 70 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 102 wells (32% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

318

Active

2

Plugged

167

Orphaned

70

Portfolio by state

StateWells
Kentucky102
California80
North Dakota68
Mississippi43
Wyoming21
Colorado2
Alabama1
New Mexico1

Well mix

Oil wells
247
Gas wells
7
Shut-in
0
Active share
1%

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Where does Sun Exploration & Production operate?

Sun Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Kentucky (102), California (80), North Dakota (68), Mississippi (43) and Wyoming (21) and 3 more. Its 68 North Dakota wells are 0.2% of the 43,680 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 Exploration & Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

0.6% of Sun Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 53% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 70 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Sun Exploration & Production operate?

By product class, 247 (78%) are oil wells and 7 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Morgan Heirs Unit #1 1 in Marion, MS at 17,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (MS), Sweetwater (WY), Lincoln (WY), Converse (WY), Escambia (AL) and Mountrail (ND) and other counties. 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 Sun Exploration & Production

Wells operated by Sun Exploration & Production
WellAPI # / state IDStatusTypeLocationOperatorDepth
Morgan Heirs Unit #1 123-091-20182Plugged & abandonedOther typeMarion, MSSun Exploration & Production Co17,000 ft
H L Beacham Unit 1 123-091-20080Plugged & abandonedGasMarion, MSSun Exploration & Production Co16,738 ft
Oasis 149-037-22266Plugged & abandonedGasSweetwater, WYSun Exploration & Production16,660 ft
Praeter Mountain 149-023-20356Plugged & abandonedOilLincoln, WYSun Exploration & Production14,284 ft
Polar Bear Federal 149-009-22635Plugged & abandonedOilConverse, WYSun Exploration & Production14,200 ft
Paramount-Nalty 6-12 #101-053-20345Plugged & abandonedOther typeEscambia, ALSun Exploration & Production Co.13,700 ft
Strobeck 1-3533-061-00290Plugged & abandonedOilMountrail, NDSun Exploration & Production Co.13,680 ft
Soap Holes A Fed 149-041-20683Plugged & abandonedGasUinta, WYSun Exploration & Production13,522 ft
Sigvaldson 133-023-00270Plugged & abandonedOilDivide, NDSun Exploration & Production Co.12,200 ft
Aspen Hollow-Fed 1-349-023-20479Plugged & abandonedOilLincoln, WYSun Exploration & Production12,050 ft
J And P Hicks 133-033-00156Plugged & abandonedOilGolden Valley, NDSun Exploration & Production Co.12,000 ft
T. L. Montgomery 133-023-00279Plugged & abandonedOilDivide, NDSun Exploration & Production Co.11,870 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Sun Exploration & Production operate?

Sun Exploration & Production is the operator of record for 318 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (102). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Sun Exploration & Production's wells are still active?

2 of Sun Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are active; 167 are plugged & abandoned and 70 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Sun Exploration & Production operate wells?

Sun Exploration & Production is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (102), California (80), North Dakota (68), Mississippi (43), Wyoming (21), Colorado (2), Alabama (1) and New Mexico (1).

Does Sun Exploration & Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?

247 of Sun Exploration & Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Sun Exploration & Production's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Morgan Heirs Unit #1 1 in Marion, MS is the deepest at 17,000 ft.

Where Sun Exploration & Production'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 Exploration & Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sun-exploration-production-2399 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).