Sunset Petroleum
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SUNSET PETROLEUM INC · Sunset Petroleum Co.
At a glance
Sunset Petroleum is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 6 (25%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 19 wells (79% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 19 |
| Illinois | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunset Petroleum operate?
Sunset Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Ohio (19) and Illinois (5). Its 19 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sunset Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 25% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sunset Petroleum operate?
By product class, 19 (79%) 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 Kerley, D. 1 in Brown, IL at 690 ft. The wells listed below sit in Brown (IL), Wayne (OH) and Trumbull (OH). 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 Sunset Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerley, D. 1 | 12-009-21864 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Sunset Petroleum Co. | 690 ft |
| Lowe 1 | 12-009-21711 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Sunset Petroleum Co. | 628 ft |
| Mumford 1-A | 12-009-21866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Sunset Petroleum Co. | 615 ft |
| Lowe 2 | 12-009-21712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown, IL | Sunset Petroleum Co. | 612 ft |
| Holmes Limestone Co | 34-169-23029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 126 ft |
| Babcock Je 2 | 34-155-21804 | Other status | Oil | Trumbull, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
| Chalker - Elston 3 | 34-155-21805 | Other status | Oil | Trumbull, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
| Hershberger Ammon J 1 | 34-169-22873 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
| Troyer Melvin E 1 | 34-169-22874 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
| Maibach Arthur F 1 | 34-169-22875 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
| Duane Marty Unit 1 | 34-169-22957 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
| Thompson James R 1 | 34-169-22958 | Other status | Oil | Wayne, OH | Sunset Petroleum Inc | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunset Petroleum operate?
Sunset Petroleum is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunset Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Sunset Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sunset Petroleum operate wells?
Sunset Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (19) and Illinois (5).
Does Sunset Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Sunset Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunset Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kerley, D. 1 in Brown, IL is the deepest at 690 ft.
Where Sunset 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, “Sunset Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunset-petroleum-82694 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).