Great American Exploration
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Great American Exploration is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 28 (97%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 29 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
0
Plugged
28
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 29 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Great American Exploration operate?
Great American Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: North Dakota (29). Its 29 North Dakota wells are 0.1% of the 43,680 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 Great American Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Great American Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Great American Exploration operate?
By product class, 26 (90%) 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 Lula Stewart 1 in Renville, ND at 4,910 ft. The wells listed below sit in Renville (ND) and Bottineau (ND).
Notable wells operated by Great American Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lula Stewart 1 | 33-075-00626 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,910 ft |
| R. C. Streich Et Al - F.L.B. 1 | 33-009-00510 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,320 ft |
| Willard Wigness, Et Al 1 | 33-075-00106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,260 ft |
| Vern Haugen 1 | 33-009-00603 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,151 ft |
| H. Bergstrom 1 | 33-009-00631 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,129 ft |
| Leroy D. Lillie Et Al 1 | 33-009-00541 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,112 ft |
| Steinhaus 1-A | 33-009-00733 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,080 ft |
| Thomas Hedges 3 | 33-009-00732 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,080 ft |
| Thomas Hedges 2 | 33-009-00721 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,057 ft |
| Elof Pearson 1 | 33-009-00243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,045 ft |
| Tennyson-State Of North Dakota 1 | 33-009-00555 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 4,008 ft |
| John Brandt - Bnd 1 | 33-009-00244 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bottineau, ND | Great American Exploration, Inc. | 3,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Great American Exploration operate?
Great American Exploration is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Great American Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Great American Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 28 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Great American Exploration operate wells?
Great American Exploration is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (29).
Does Great American Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Great American Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Great American Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lula Stewart 1 in Renville, ND is the deepest at 4,910 ft.
Where Great American Exploration'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, “Great American Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/great-american-exploration-2319 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).