Venture Petroleum
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VENTURE PETROLEUM · VENTURE PETROLEUM INC. · Venture Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Venture Petroleum is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (8%) are active, 4 (33%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 6 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Venture Petroleum operate?
Venture Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: West Virginia (6), Kentucky (5) and Illinois (1). Its 6 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Venture Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Venture Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Venture Petroleum operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) are oil wells and 3 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Inman West 2 in Gallatin, IL at 3,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gallatin (IL), Clinton (KY) and Ritchie (WV). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Venture Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inman West 2 | 12-059-25735 | Active | Oil | Gallatin, IL | Venture Petroleum, Inc. | 3,000 ft |
| Staton, Mitchell Et Al 1 | 16-053-04484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Venture Petroleum | 2,000 ft |
| Southeast Associates, Inc 5 | 16-053-04442 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Venture Petroleum | 1,580 ft |
| Southeast Associates, Inc 5c | 16-053-04459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Venture Petroleum | 655 ft |
| Southeast Associates, Inc 5e | 16-053-04467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Venture Petroleum | 630 ft |
| Epperly, Paul D. Epperly 505 B | 47-085-07520 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Venture Petroleum Inc. | — |
| Jackson, Robert P. 1 | 47-085-06501 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Venture Petroleum Inc. | — |
| Southeast Associates, Inc 4b | 16-053-04527 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Venture Petroleum | — |
| Epperly, Paul D. Epperly 505 A | 47-085-07519 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Venture Petroleum Inc. | — |
| Riggs, R. C. 1 | 47-085-03567 | Orphaned | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Venture Petroleum Inc. | — |
| Jackson, Robert P., Etal Jackson 1 | 47-085-06029 | Orphaned | Gas | Ritchie, WV | Venture Petroleum Inc. | — |
| Walters, James H. Jr. 1 | 47-085-06502 | Other status | Other type | Ritchie, WV | Venture Petroleum Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Venture Petroleum operate?
Venture Petroleum is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Venture Petroleum's wells are still active?
1 of Venture Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Venture Petroleum operate wells?
Venture Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (6), Kentucky (5) and Illinois (1).
Does Venture Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Venture Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Venture Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Inman West 2 in Gallatin, IL is the deepest at 3,000 ft.
Where Venture 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, “Venture Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/venture-petroleum-100552 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).