Sunburst
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUNBURST · SUNBURST INC
At a glance
Sunburst is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (28%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 16 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 16 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 8
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunburst operate?
Sunburst's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Colorado (16) and Kentucky (2). Its 16 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Sunburst’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sunburst's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 28% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 8 wells (44%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sunburst operate?
By product class, 6 (33%) are oil wells and 4 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 36-11-65 Moonshine in Weld, CO at 13,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Arapahoe (CO), Morgan (CO) and Logan (CO). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Sunburst
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-11-65 Moonshine | 05-123-31800 | Shut-in | Oil | Weld, CO | Sunburst Inc | 13,200 ft |
| 36-9-62 Joker | 05-123-31719 | Shut-in | Oil | Weld, CO | Sunburst Inc | 11,368 ft |
| 16-10-62 Smuggler | 05-123-31853 | Shut-in | Oil | Weld, CO | Sunburst Inc | 10,941 ft |
| 36-10-61 Birds of Prey | 05-123-32505 | Shut-in | Oil | Weld, CO | Sunburst Inc | 10,237 ft |
| 1 (13-36) State | 05-123-09934 | Shut-in | Gas | Weld, CO | Sunburst Inc | 7,710 ft |
| 13-36 State-Bradbury | 05-005-07128 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Arapahoe, CO | Sunburst Inc | 7,350 ft |
| 1 Mesmer | 05-087-06328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Sunburst | 6,257 ft |
| 1 Henderson | 05-123-21201 | Shut-in | Oil | Weld, CO | Sunburst Inc | 6,222 ft |
| 2 Henderson | 05-123-07007 | Shut-in | Oil | Weld, CO | Sunburst Inc | 6,125 ft |
| 4 Catherine | 05-075-09335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Sunburst Inc | 5,802 ft |
| 1 Budin | 05-075-06026 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Logan, CO | Sunburst Inc | 5,296 ft |
| 1 Hoxie | 05-075-05670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Sunburst | 5,115 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 18 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunburst operate?
Sunburst is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunburst's wells are still active?
0 of Sunburst's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sunburst operate wells?
Sunburst is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (16) and Kentucky (2).
Does Sunburst operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Sunburst's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunburst's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 36-11-65 Moonshine in Weld, CO is the deepest at 13,200 ft.
Where Sunburst'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, “Sunburst — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunburst-3181 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).