American Explorer
Operator of record for 49 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
American Explorer is the operator of record for 49 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 49 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 49 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
49
Active
0
Plugged
49
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 49 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 29
- Gas wells
- 8
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Explorer operate?
American Explorer's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (49). Its 49 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Explorer’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of American Explorer'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 American Explorer operate?
By product class, 29 (59%) are oil wells and 8 (16%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 14656 001 in Vermilion, LA at 13,870 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Lafourche (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Acadia (LA), St Martin (LA) and St Charles (LA) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by American Explorer
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 14656 001 | 17-705-20131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 13,870 ft |
| L R Giffin Et Al 001 | 17-057-22619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 12,014 ft |
| Vua;cl&f Sa 011 | 17-109-21966 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 11,750 ft |
| Continental Ld & Fur Co Inc 002 | 17-109-23057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Terrebonne, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 11,500 ft |
| 8650 Ra Sua;j C Matherne 001 | 17-057-22408 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafourche, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 11,205 ft |
| Vua;cl&f Sa 003 | 17-109-00560 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 11,200 ft |
| Mt 4 Rd Sua;sonnier 001 | 17-001-21772 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 11,200 ft |
| Cl&f 017 | 17-109-22684 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 11,000 ft |
| Bol M Rc Sub;broussard 001 | 17-099-21369 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 10,971 ft |
| Koch Industries Inc 002 | 17-089-20562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Charles, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 10,900 ft |
| Disc Ra Sua;l P Fournet Heirs 001 | 17-099-21399 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Martin, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 10,900 ft |
| Huey C Keeney Sr Et Al 002 | 17-055-20377 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, LA | American Explorer, Inc. | 10,560 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Explorer operate?
American Explorer is the operator of record for 49 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Explorer's wells are still active?
0 of American Explorer's catalogued wells are active; 49 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does American Explorer operate wells?
American Explorer is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (49).
Does American Explorer operate mostly oil or gas wells?
29 of American Explorer's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Explorer's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 14656 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 13,870 ft.
Where American Explorer'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 Explorer — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-explorer-77812 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).