American Helium
Operator of record for 156 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
American Helium is the operator of record for 156 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (1%) are active, 13 (8%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 156 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
156
Active
2
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 156 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 149
- Shut-in
- 141
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Helium operate?
American Helium's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (156). Its 156 Colorado wells are 0.1% of the 124,327 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 Helium’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of American Helium's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 8% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 141 wells (90%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does American Helium operate?
By product class, 1 (0.6%) are oil wells and 149 (96%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 36-11 Hamilton Creek State in San Miguel, CO at 12,180 ft. The wells listed below sit in San Miguel (CO) and Montrose (CO).
Notable wells operated by American Helium
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-11 Hamilton Creek State | 05-113-06157 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 12,180 ft |
| 1 Cocklebur Draw Unit | 05-113-06051 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 11,024 ft |
| 36-34-47-20 Wray Mesa | 05-085-06049 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Montrose, CO | American Helium LLC | 11,000 ft |
| 14-13-44-15 Hc Mex | 05-113-06173 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 10,591 ft |
| 28-32-45-15 Md Fed | 05-113-06210 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 10,552 ft |
| 7-14-44-14 Hc Fed | 05-113-06219 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 10,358 ft |
| 9r Fossil Federal | 05-113-06181 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 10,310 ft |
| 8 Fossil Federal | 05-113-06074 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 10,200 ft |
| 4 Cocklebur Draw | 05-113-06228 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 10,050 ft |
| 1 Hamm Canyon-Federal 14-26 | 05-113-06033 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 10,010 ft |
| 1-35h U S A | 05-113-06048 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 9,984 ft |
| 4-19 Fossil Federal | 05-113-06118 | Shut-in | Gas | San Miguel, CO | American Helium LLC | 9,950 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Helium operate?
American Helium is the operator of record for 156 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (156). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Helium's wells are still active?
2 of American Helium's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does American Helium operate wells?
American Helium is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (156).
Does American Helium operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of American Helium's catalogued wells are oil wells and 149 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Helium's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 36-11 Hamilton Creek State in San Miguel, CO is the deepest at 12,180 ft.
Where American Helium'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 Helium — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-helium-2838 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).