Hunt Oil
Operator of record for 1,371 catalogued wells across 14 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HUNT OIL CO · HUNT OIL COMPANY · Hunt Oil Co · Hunt Oil Co. · …
At a glance
Hunt Oil is the operator of record for 1,371 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 14 states. 336 (25%) are active, 830 (61%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 637 wells (46% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,371
Active
336
Plugged
830
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 637 |
| North Dakota | 424 |
| Kansas | 87 |
| New York | 39 |
| Mississippi | 38 |
| Montana | 28 |
| Alabama | 25 |
| Colorado | 19 |
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Wyoming | 18 |
| Kentucky | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 11 |
| Utah | 6 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 658
- Gas wells
- 72
- Shut-in
- 43
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hunt Oil operate?
Hunt Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 14 states: Louisiana (637), North Dakota (424), Kansas (87), New York (39) and Mississippi (38) and 9 more. Its 424 North Dakota wells are 1.0% 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 Hunt Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Hunt Oil's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 61% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 43 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hunt Oil operate?
By product class, 658 (48%) are oil wells and 72 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Halliday 146-93-24-36h 2 in Dunn, ND at 26,535 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dunn (ND), Divide (ND), Mountrail (ND) and Burke (ND). State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Hunt Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliday 146-93-24-36h 2 | 33-025-04337 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 26,535 ft |
| Halliday 146-92-18-1h 1 | 33-025-04777 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 26,389 ft |
| Halliday 146-93-24-36h 1 | 33-025-04336 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 26,327 ft |
| Halliday 146-93-13-1h 2 | 33-025-03501 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 26,020 ft |
| Halliday 146-93-13-1h- 1 | 33-025-03502 | Active | Oil | Dunn, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 25,755 ft |
| Sioux Trail 160-101-36-24h- 1 | 33-023-01568 | Active | Oil | Divide, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 25,563 ft |
| Sioux Trail 160-101-36-24h- 2 | 33-023-01569 | Active | Oil | Divide, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 25,267 ft |
| Shell 153-89-17-6h-1 | 33-061-05431 | Active | Oil | Mountrail, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 25,020 ft |
| Alexandria 161-100-23-35h- 2 | 33-023-01555 | Active | Oil | Divide, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 24,830 ft |
| Kandiyohi 159-90-5-17h- 3 | 33-013-01963 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 24,749 ft |
| Kandiyohi 159-90-6-18h- 3 | 33-013-01938 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 24,605 ft |
| Kandiyohi 159-90-5-17h- 1 | 33-013-01961 | Active | Oil | Burke, ND | Hunt Oil Company | 24,304 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hunt Oil operate?
Hunt Oil is the operator of record for 1,371 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (637). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hunt Oil's wells are still active?
336 of Hunt Oil's catalogued wells are active; 830 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hunt Oil operate wells?
Hunt Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (637), North Dakota (424), Kansas (87), New York (39), Mississippi (38), Montana (28), Alabama (25), Colorado (19), Arkansas (18), Wyoming (18), Kentucky (16), Oklahoma (11), Utah (6) and New Mexico (5).
Does Hunt Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
658 of Hunt Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 72 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hunt Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Halliday 146-93-24-36h 2 in Dunn, ND is the deepest at 26,535 ft.
Where Hunt Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 637 operated by Hunt Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 424 operated by Hunt Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 87 operated by Hunt Oil
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 39 operated by Hunt Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 38 operated by Hunt Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 28 operated by Hunt Oil
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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, “Hunt Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hunt-oil-2483 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).