Sunwest Expl
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sunwest Expl is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sunwest Expl operate?
Sunwest Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (7). Its 7 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 Sunwest Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sunwest Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sunwest Expl operate?
By product class, 1 (14%) are oil wells and 2 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Van Iwaarden, Mary 1 in Barber, KS at 4,806 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS), Edwards (KS), Sheridan (KS) and Norton (KS).
Notable wells operated by Sunwest Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Iwaarden, Mary 1 | 15-007-21819 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Sunwest Expl. Co. | 4,806 ft |
| C. O. English 1 | 15-047-20392 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | Sunwest Expl. Co. | 4,462 ft |
| Van Iwaarden, Clyde 1 | 15-007-21805 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barber, KS | Sunwest Expl. Co. | 4,441 ft |
| Doug Mcginness Ii (Hardesty) 1 | 15-179-20717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Sunwest Expl. Co. | 3,890 ft |
| Char Traver (Sansom) 1 | 15-137-20323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Norton, KS | Sunwest Expl. Co. | 3,611 ft |
| Bill Good 1 | 15-007-21897 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barber, KS | Sunwest Expl. Co. | 2,850 ft |
| Van Zandbergen, Adrian 1 | 15-007-21918 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Sunwest Expl. Co. | 2,810 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sunwest Expl operate?
Sunwest Expl is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sunwest Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Sunwest Expl's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sunwest Expl operate wells?
Sunwest Expl is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (7).
Does Sunwest Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Sunwest Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sunwest Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Van Iwaarden, Mary 1 in Barber, KS is the deepest at 4,806 ft.
Where Sunwest Expl'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, “Sunwest Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sunwest-expl-89810 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).