American Hunter Exploration
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: AMERICAN HUNTER EXPLORATION LTD · AMERICAN HUNTER EXPLORATION LTD. · American Hunter Exploration Ltd. · American Hunter Exploration, Ltd.
At a glance
American Hunter Exploration is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 18 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 8 wells (44% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 8 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| North Dakota | 3 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does American Hunter Exploration operate?
American Hunter Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Montana (8), Colorado (3), North Dakota (3), Wyoming (3) and Alabama (1). Its 8 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 Hunter Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of American Hunter Exploration'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 Hunter Exploration operate?
By product class, 3 (17%) are oil wells and 2 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is W-62492 1 in Sweetwater, WY at 16,925 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sweetwater (WY), Monroe (AL), Mckenzie (ND), Dunn (ND), Sublette (WY) and Roosevelt (MT) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by American Hunter Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-62492 1 | 49-037-21927 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | American Hunter Exploration Ltd | 16,925 ft |
| Ahel Sessions 32-11 #1 | 01-099-20120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, AL | American Hunter Exploration, Ltd. | 14,145 ft |
| Ahel Et Al West Nesson 42-23 H-13 | 33-053-02346 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | American Hunter Exploration Ltd. | 13,907 ft |
| Ahel Et Al Knife River H5 | 33-025-00452 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | American Hunter Exploration Ltd. | 13,360 ft |
| Old Road Unit 1 | 49-035-20622 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sublette, WY | American Hunter Exploration Ltd | 12,422 ft |
| Ahel Et Al Grassey Butte 12-31 H3 | 33-053-02308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | American Hunter Exploration Ltd. | 12,164 ft |
| Ducklake 1 | 25-085-21574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | American Hunter Exploration Ltd. | 11,202 ft |
| Enterprise 1 | 49-037-21954 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sweetwater, WY | American Hunter Exploration Ltd | 11,000 ft |
| 1 Wray Mesa | 05-085-06029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montrose, CO | American Hunter Exploration Ltd | 8,994 ft |
| Lund 13-20 | 25-091-21620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | American Hunter Exploration Ltd. | 8,933 ft |
| 44-24 Federal | 05-113-06062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Miguel, CO | American Hunter Exploration Ltd | 8,805 ft |
| Crow Rock 1 | 25-079-21031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Prairie, MT | American Hunter Exploration Ltd. | 8,105 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 18 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does American Hunter Exploration operate?
American Hunter Exploration is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of American Hunter Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of American Hunter Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does American Hunter Exploration operate wells?
American Hunter Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Montana (8), Colorado (3), North Dakota (3), Wyoming (3) and Alabama (1).
Does American Hunter Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of American Hunter Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is American Hunter Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, W-62492 1 in Sweetwater, WY is the deepest at 16,925 ft.
Where American Hunter Exploration's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 8 operated by American Hunter Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 3 operated by American Hunter Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 3 operated by American Hunter Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 3 operated by American Hunter Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 1 operated by American Hunter 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 Hunter Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/american-hunter-exploration-10968 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).