Hunter Edison Oil Development
Operator of record for 525 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hunter Edison Oil Development is the operator of record for 525 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 377 (72%) are active, 119 (23%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 525 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
525
Active
377
Plugged
119
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 525 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 485
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 29
- Active share
- 72%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hunter Edison Oil Development operate?
Hunter Edison Oil Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (525). Its 525 California wells are 0.2% 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 Hunter Edison Oil Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
72% of Hunter Edison Oil Development's catalogued wells are active, 43 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 23% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 29 wells (6%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hunter Edison Oil Development operate?
By product class, 485 (92%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Hunter Edison Oil Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie M. Dougherty S-1 | 04-029-04887 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| John C. Hershey 15-A | 04-029-04906 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| Young Fee S-33 | 04-029-04996 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| Corp.Fee 2 | 04-029-04830 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| McCowan A Fee 3 | 04-029-04843 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| Citizens 4 | 04-029-04880 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| Joe Giumarra,et al 2 | 04-029-04956 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| Corp.Fee 5 | 04-029-00341 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| McCowan A Fee 5 | 04-029-04845 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| John C. Hershey 2 | 04-029-04890 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| John C. Hershey 12 | 04-029-04902 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
| Corp.Fee 3 | 04-029-04831 | Active | Oil | Kern, CA | Hunter Edison Oil Development LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hunter Edison Oil Development operate?
Hunter Edison Oil Development is the operator of record for 525 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (525). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hunter Edison Oil Development's wells are still active?
377 of Hunter Edison Oil Development's catalogued wells are active; 119 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hunter Edison Oil Development operate wells?
Hunter Edison Oil Development is the operator of record for wells in California (525).
Does Hunter Edison Oil Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
485 of Hunter Edison Oil Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Hunter Edison Oil Development'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, “Hunter Edison Oil Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hunter-edison-oil-development-12355 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).