The Sun Drilling
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
The Sun Drilling 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 California, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The Sun Drilling operate?
The Sun Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (7). Its 7 California wells are 0.0% 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 The Sun Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of The Sun Drilling'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 The Sun Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ventura (CA), Los Angeles (CA) and Fresno (CA).
Notable wells operated by The Sun Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun-Standard, C.A. Ferrell 1 | 04-111-05719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | The Sun Drilling Co. | — |
| Ayers 1 | 04-037-06017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | The Sun Drilling Co. | — |
| Schmidt 1 | 04-111-06147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | The Sun Drilling Co. | — |
| Lassalle 1 | 04-037-12829 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | The Sun Drilling Co. | — |
| Lassalle 2 | 04-037-12830 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | The Sun Drilling Co. | — |
| Guijarral Service 44-22 | 04-019-04781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno, CA | The Sun Drilling Co. | — |
| P.V.F. 58-26 | 04-019-03437 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno, CA | The Sun Drilling Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Sun Drilling operate?
The Sun Drilling is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Sun Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of The Sun Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does The Sun Drilling operate wells?
The Sun Drilling is the operator of record for wells in California (7).
Does The Sun Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of The Sun Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where The Sun Drilling'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, “The Sun Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-sun-drilling-3500 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).