Sunset Oil
Operator of record for 224 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUNSET OIL CO, INC · SUNSET OIL INC · SUNSET OIL LLC · Sunset Oil Co., Inc. · …
At a glance
Sunset Oil is the operator of record for 224 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 11 (5%) are active, 200 (89%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 188 wells (84% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
224
Active
11
Plugged
200
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 188 |
| Illinois | 19 |
| Kentucky | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 202
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunset Oil operate?
Sunset Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: California (188), Illinois (19), Kentucky (16) and Pennsylvania (1). Its 188 California wells are 0.1% of the 242,471 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 Sunset Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Sunset Oil's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% 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 Sunset Oil operate?
By product class, 202 (90%) are oil wells and 1 (0.4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cottongim, John & Ernest & Geo 2 in Pulaski, KY at 1,900 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pulaski (KY), Knox (KY), Jasper (IL), Warren (KY), Crawford (IL) and Casey (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Sunset Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottongim, John & Ernest & Geo 2 | 16-199-00028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | Sunset Oil Co, Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Whitis, Verel 1 | 16-199-00029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | Sunset Oil Co, Inc | 1,740 ft |
| Detherage, J T 2 | 16-121-00571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Knox, KY | Sunset Oil Co, Inc | 1,620 ft |
| Snearly, Helen 1 | 12-079-24523 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Sunset Oil Co., Inc. | 1,505 ft |
| Blair 1-A | 12-079-24153 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Sunset Oil Co., Inc. | 1,499 ft |
| Hoots, Michael 1 | 16-227-04566 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Sunset Oil LLC | 1,428 ft |
| Hall 1 | 12-033-34522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Sunset Oil Co., Inc. | 1,389 ft |
| Coleman, Aarion 1 | KGS record 3310 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Casey, KY | Sunset Oil Co, Inc | 900 ft |
| Mise, J H 1 | 16-199-00030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | Sunset Oil Co, Inc | 680 ft |
| Miller, Glen 1 | 16-199-00031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pulaski, KY | Sunset Oil Co, Inc | 645 ft |
| Fain, Don 1-B | 12-023-24767 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, IL | Sunset Oil Co., Inc. | 480 ft |
| Biggs, H. 6 | 12-023-27066 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, IL | Sunset Oil Co., Inc. | 376 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunset Oil operate?
Sunset Oil is the operator of record for 224 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (188). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunset Oil's wells are still active?
11 of Sunset Oil's catalogued wells are active; 200 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sunset Oil operate wells?
Sunset Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (188), Illinois (19), Kentucky (16) and Pennsylvania (1).
Does Sunset Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
202 of Sunset Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunset Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cottongim, John & Ernest & Geo 2 in Pulaski, KY is the deepest at 1,900 ft.
Where Sunset 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, “Sunset Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunset-oil-3819 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).