Sunrise Oil
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUNRISE OIL · SUNRISE OIL CO · Sunrise Oil Co. · Sunrise Oil Corporation
At a glance
Sunrise Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 6 (38%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 12 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunrise Oil operate?
Sunrise Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (12), Oklahoma (2), California (1) and Kentucky (1). Its 12 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Sunrise Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sunrise Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sunrise Oil operate?
By product class, 13 (81%) are oil wells and 1 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Swaney 11 in Chautauqua, KS at 1,260 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chautauqua (KS), Pulaski (KY), Montgomery (KS), Woodson (KS) and Comanche (OK). 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 Sunrise Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaney 11 | 15-019-23555 | Orphaned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | 1,260 ft |
| Swaney 10 | 15-019-23554 | Orphaned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | 1,196 ft |
| Elliott, Emory 1 | KGS record 68402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | Sunrise Oil Co | 1,177 ft |
| Pendleton A-49 | 15-125-26519 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | 830 ft |
| Pendleton D-49 | 15-125-26520 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | 800 ft |
| Dale Nelson 12 | 15-207-25125 | Other status | Oil | Woodson, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | — |
| Kelso C-49 | 15-125-25643 | Other status | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | — |
| Spire 1 D | 15-019-91736 | Orphaned | Injection | Chautauqua, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | — |
| Church Well #2 | 35-031-01006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, OK | Sunrise Oil | — |
| Church Well #1 | 35-031-21386 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, OK | Sunrise Oil | — |
| Fletcher B-16 | 15-125-23617 | Other status | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | — |
| Fletcher D-16 | 15-125-23618 | Other status | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Sunrise Oil Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunrise Oil operate?
Sunrise Oil is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunrise Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Sunrise Oil's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sunrise Oil operate wells?
Sunrise Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (12), Oklahoma (2), California (1) and Kentucky (1).
Does Sunrise Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Sunrise Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunrise Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Swaney 11 in Chautauqua, KS is the deepest at 1,260 ft.
Where Sunrise Oil'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, “Sunrise Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunrise-oil-11918 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).