Sunlight Exploration
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION INC · SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION, INC.
At a glance
Sunlight Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (33%) are active, 3 (50%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 4 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
2
Plugged
3
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunlight Exploration operate?
Sunlight Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New Mexico (4) and Oklahoma (2). Its 4 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Sunlight Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Sunlight Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sunlight Exploration operate?
By product class, 3 (50%) 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 V Linam #001 in Lea, NM at 11,958 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM) and Texas (OK). 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 Sunlight Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Linam #001 | 30-025-07240 | Active | Oil | Lea, NM | Sunlight Exploration, Inc. | 11,958 ft |
| Speight #002 | 30-025-29935 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Sunlight Exploration, Inc. | 11,933 ft |
| Speight #001 | 30-025-29664 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Sunlight Exploration, Inc. | 11,890 ft |
| V Linam #002 | 30-025-07241 | Orphaned | Oil | Lea, NM | Sunlight Exploration, Inc. | 11,850 ft |
| Beer #1 | 35-139-22656 | Other status | Other type | Texas, OK | Sunlight Exploration Inc | — |
| Coble #2-3 | 35-139-23224 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | Sunlight Exploration Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunlight Exploration operate?
Sunlight Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunlight Exploration's wells are still active?
2 of Sunlight Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sunlight Exploration operate wells?
Sunlight Exploration is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (4) and Oklahoma (2).
Does Sunlight Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Sunlight Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunlight Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, V Linam #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 11,958 ft.
Where Sunlight 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, “Sunlight Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunlight-exploration-13117 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).