American Exploration
Operator of record for 54 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: AMERICAN EXPLORATION CO · AMERICAN EXPLORATION CO. · AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY · American Exploration Co. · …
At a glance
American Exploration is the operator of record for 54 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. None is listed as active, 33 (61%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 20 wells (37% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
54
Active
0
Plugged
33
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 20 |
| Louisiana | 14 |
| Mississippi | 10 |
| Montana | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Exploration operate?
American Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: Kansas (20), Louisiana (14), Mississippi (10), Montana (4) and Colorado (3) and 2 more. Its 10 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of American Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 61% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does American Exploration operate?
By product class, 11 (20%) are oil wells and 9 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Miles Timber 001-D in St James, LA at 17,298 ft. The wells listed below sit in St James (LA), Jasper (MS), Terrebonne (LA), Iberia (LA), Iberville (LA) and Richland (MT) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by American Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Timber 001-D | 17-093-00163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St James, LA | American Exploration Co | 17,298 ft |
| C. E. Brown et al 1 1 | 23-061-00379 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, MS | American Exploration Co. | 16,851 ft |
| Pellegrin-Price Swd 002 | 17-109-22340 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | American Exploration Co | 16,055 ft |
| Sl 15071 001 | 17-711-20306 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | American Exploration Co | 15,682 ft |
| Duval Ra Sub;pellegrin-Price 001 | 17-109-22267 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | American Exploration Co | 15,161 ft |
| Ecbb 10800 Ra Su;sl 9101 001 | 17-045-20690 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberia, LA | American Exploration Co | 13,500 ft |
| 10600 Ra Sua;schwing 001 | 17-047-20842 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberville, LA | American Exploration Co | 13,000 ft |
| Cooper 2-35 | 25-083-21831 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, MT | American Exploration Company | 12,310 ft |
| Tex W B 2 Ra Sua;cl&f 001 | 17-109-22904 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Terrebonne, LA | American Exploration Co | 12,200 ft |
| C. F. Travis 5-8 #1 1 | 23-113-20050 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pike, MS | American Exploration Co. | 11,606 ft |
| Ecbb 10800 Ra Su;sl 6470 001 | 17-045-20725 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberia, LA | American Exploration Co | 10,900 ft |
| Ecbb 10800 Ra Su;sl 6470 002 | 17-045-20747 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberia, LA | American Exploration Co | 10,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Exploration operate?
American Exploration is the operator of record for 54 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of American Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 33 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does American Exploration operate wells?
American Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (20), Louisiana (14), Mississippi (10), Montana (4), Colorado (3), Wyoming (2) and California (1).
Does American Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of American Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miles Timber 001-D in St James, LA is the deepest at 17,298 ft.
Where American Exploration's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 20 operated by American Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 14 operated by American Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 10 operated by American Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 4 operated by American Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 3 operated by American Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 2 operated by American Exploration
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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 Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-exploration-8059 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).