Viking Petroleum
Operator of record for 48 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VIKING PETROLEUM · VIKING PETROLEUM INC · Viking Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Viking Petroleum is the operator of record for 48 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 38 (79%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 24 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
48
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 24 |
| Kentucky | 13 |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 23
- Gas wells
- 14
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Viking Petroleum operate?
Viking Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Wyoming (24), Kentucky (13), Colorado (10) and Kansas (1). Its 24 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Viking Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Viking Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Viking Petroleum operate?
By product class, 23 (48%) are oil wells and 14 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1-21 Hyco Unit in Dolores, CO at 10,096 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dolores (CO), Campbell (WY), Weld (CO), Fremont (WY), Jackson (CO) and Converse (WY). 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 Viking Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-21 Hyco Unit | 05-033-06042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dolores, CO | Viking Petroleum Inc | 10,096 ft |
| Viking Federal 22-10 | 49-005-25431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 9,227 ft |
| 2 State-Cactus Hill | 05-123-08902 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Viking Petroleum Inc | 9,082 ft |
| 1 State | 05-123-08615 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Viking Petroleum Inc | 9,030 ft |
| Govt 41-35 | 49-013-20297 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Fremont, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 8,250 ft |
| Viking-Federal 44-5 | 49-005-25986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 7,994 ft |
| Viking Federal 14-4 | 49-005-26406 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 7,978 ft |
| Viking-Government 31-33 | 49-013-20474 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Fremont, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 7,958 ft |
| Clark-Federal 43-5 | 49-005-26373 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 7,940 ft |
| Viking-Government 34-35 | 49-013-20475 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 7,843 ft |
| 1-24 Linland Unit | 05-057-06230 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, CO | Viking Petroleum Inc | 7,000 ft |
| State 1-36 | 49-009-22140 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Converse, WY | Viking Petroleum Inc | 6,925 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Viking Petroleum operate?
Viking Petroleum is the operator of record for 48 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Viking Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Viking Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Viking Petroleum operate wells?
Viking Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (24), Kentucky (13), Colorado (10) and Kansas (1).
Does Viking Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
23 of Viking Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 14 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Viking Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1-21 Hyco Unit in Dolores, CO is the deepest at 10,096 ft.
Where Viking 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, “Viking Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/viking-petroleum-6635 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).