Sunburst Exploration
Operator of record for 88 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. · Sunburst Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Sunburst Exploration is the operator of record for 88 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 87 (99%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 55 wells (63% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
88
Active
0
Plugged
87
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 55 |
| Montana | 32 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunburst Exploration operate?
Sunburst Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (55), Montana (32) and California (1). Its 32 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sunburst Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 99% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sunburst Exploration operate?
By product class, 6 (7%) are oil wells and 3 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Linder 'B' 1 in Wallace, KS at 5,295 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wallace (KS), Wichita (KS), Logan (KS), Thomas (KS) and Edwards (KS). 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 Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linder 'B' 1 | 15-199-20047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 5,295 ft |
| Buerkle 'E' 1 | 15-203-20095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wichita, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 5,075 ft |
| Haddock 1 | 15-109-20263 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 5,000 ft |
| Crumbaker 1 | 15-193-20258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,950 ft |
| Starns 1 | 15-193-20257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,930 ft |
| Kelly 1 | 15-193-20262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,865 ft |
| Bremenkamp 'G' 1 | 15-193-20260 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,810 ft |
| Boyd 'H' 1 | 15-109-20298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,770 ft |
| Boyd 'C' 1 | 15-109-20252 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,680 ft |
| McPherson State Bank 1 | 15-109-20280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,670 ft |
| Strawn 1 | 15-047-21357 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,642 ft |
| Bouziden 'B' 1 | 15-109-20268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Sunburst Exploration Company, Inc. | 4,605 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunburst Exploration operate?
Sunburst Exploration is the operator of record for 88 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (55). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunburst Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Sunburst Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 87 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sunburst Exploration operate wells?
Sunburst Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (55), Montana (32) and California (1).
Does Sunburst Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Sunburst Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunburst Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Linder 'B' 1 in Wallace, KS is the deepest at 5,295 ft.
Where Sunburst Exploration'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 Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunburst-exploration-17451 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).