American Climax
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: AMERICAN CLIMAX CO · AMERICAN CLIMAX CORP · American Climax
At a glance
American Climax is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (10%) are active, 6 (60%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 7 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 7 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Climax operate?
American Climax's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Montana (7) and Kentucky (3). Its 7 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 American Climax’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of American Climax's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 60% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does American Climax operate?
By product class, 1 (10%) 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 Botts 1-B in Yellowstone, MT at 6,306 ft. The wells listed below sit in Yellowstone (MT), Musselshell (MT), Petroleum (MT) and Magoffin (KY). 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 American Climax
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botts 1-B | 25-111-05144 | Other status | Other type | Yellowstone, MT | American Climax | 6,306 ft |
| Stensvad 1 | 25-065-05245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | American Climax | 5,000 ft |
| Smith Kinche<>1 | 25-065-05268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | American Climax | 4,852 ft |
| De Jaegh<>31-14 | 25-065-05281 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | American Climax | 4,779 ft |
| De Jaegher 31-6 | 25-065-05303 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | American Climax | 4,625 ft |
| Wise 1 | 25-069-05073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petroleum, MT | American Climax | 3,897 ft |
| Klos 2-A | 25-065-05109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Musselshell, MT | American Climax | 3,291 ft |
| Adams, Harry 0-4 | 16-153-01285 | Active | Oil | Magoffin, KY | American Climax Corp | 1,098 ft |
| Pennington, Estill 0-41 | KGS record 2027071 | Other status | Other type | Magoffin, KY | American Climax Co | — |
| Caudill, Baxter W-9 | KGS record 2026255 | Other status | Other type | Magoffin, KY | American Climax Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Climax operate?
American Climax is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Climax's wells are still active?
1 of American Climax's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does American Climax operate wells?
American Climax is the operator of record for wells in Montana (7) and Kentucky (3).
Does American Climax operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of American Climax's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Climax's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Botts 1-B in Yellowstone, MT is the deepest at 6,306 ft.
Where American Climax'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, “American Climax — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-climax-121425 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).