American Hunter Expl
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: AMERICAN HUNTER EXPL., LTD. · American Hunter Expl. Ltd.
At a glance
American Hunter Expl is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 8 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 8 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Hunter Expl operate?
American Hunter Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (8) and Louisiana (1). Its 8 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Hunter Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of American Hunter Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does American Hunter Expl operate?
By product class, 2 (22%) 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 Sl 13786 13-04 001 in Cameron, LA at 16,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cameron (LA), Kings (CA), Merced (CA), Fresno (CA), San Benito (CA) and Yolo (CA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by American Hunter Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 13786 13-04 001 | 17-023-22534 | Other status | Other type | Cameron, LA | American Hunter Expl., Ltd. | 16,000 ft |
| Westhaven 1 | 04-031-20278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
| Palm Avenue 1 | 04-047-20078 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merced, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
| Hammond 1 | 04-019-22213 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
| Souza 2 | 04-019-22412 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
| Souza 1 | 04-019-21924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fresno, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
| Golden State Federal 1-17 | 04-069-20070 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Benito, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
| Yolo Land & Cattle 1 | 04-113-20819 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yolo, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
| Usl 1 | 04-111-21407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | American Hunter Expl. Ltd. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Hunter Expl operate?
American Hunter Expl is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Hunter Expl's wells are still active?
0 of American Hunter Expl's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does American Hunter Expl operate wells?
American Hunter Expl is the operator of record for wells in California (8) and Louisiana (1).
Does American Hunter Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of American Hunter Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Hunter Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 13786 13-04 001 in Cameron, LA is the deepest at 16,000 ft.
Where American Hunter Expl'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 Hunter Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-hunter-expl-8163 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).