Sunburst Petroleum
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUNBURST PETROLEUM CO · SUNBURST PETROLEUM CO, INC · SUNBURST PETROLEUM COMPANY · Sunburst Petroleum
At a glance
Sunburst Petroleum is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 3 (13%) are active, 15 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 19 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
3
Plugged
15
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 19 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunburst Petroleum operate?
Sunburst Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (19), Montana (2) and Oklahoma (2). Its 19 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Sunburst Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sunburst Petroleum operate?
By product class, 2 (9%) are oil wells and 2 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Pletsch 1 in Toole, MT at 2,341 ft. The wells listed below sit in Toole (MT), Clinton (KY), Green (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Adair (KY). 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 Sunburst Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pletsch 1 | 25-101-05191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Sunburst Petroleum | 2,341 ft |
| Upchurch, Linnie 3 | 16-053-03304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 2,020 ft |
| Gaddie 7 | KGS record 9669 | Active | Injection | Green, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,977 ft |
| Holman, Alex 1a | KGS record 6160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,908 ft |
| Guthrie 1a | KGS record 5997 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,789 ft |
| Gf-051863 13 | 25-101-06612 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Sunburst Petroleum | 1,770 ft |
| Griggs, Audrey 1 | 16-001-00957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,680 ft |
| Duvall, Lucille 2 | 16-053-00901 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,675 ft |
| Duvall, Lucille 1 | 16-053-00902 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,650 ft |
| Scott, Bethel 1 | KGS record 5815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,640 ft |
| Durham, Hunter & Coy Downey 1 | 16-001-00954 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 1,598 ft |
| Cahney, Dennis 7 | KGS record 2015588 | Other status | Other type | Green, KY | Sunburst Petroleum Co, Inc | 814 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunburst Petroleum operate?
Sunburst Petroleum is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunburst Petroleum's wells are still active?
3 of Sunburst Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sunburst Petroleum operate wells?
Sunburst Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (19), Montana (2) and Oklahoma (2).
Does Sunburst Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Sunburst Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunburst Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pletsch 1 in Toole, MT is the deepest at 2,341 ft.
Where Sunburst Petroleum'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 Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunburst-petroleum-13673 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).