Hunter Oil
Operator of record for 92 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HUNTER OIL CORP · Hunter Oil Company
At a glance
Hunter Oil is the operator of record for 92 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 57 (62%) are active, 16 (17%) plugged & abandoned and 13 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 79 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
92
Active
57
Plugged
16
Orphaned
13
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 79 |
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 62%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hunter Oil operate?
Hunter Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (79) and Kentucky (13). Its 79 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
62% of Hunter Oil's catalogued wells are active, 33 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 13 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hunter Oil operate?
By product class, 17 (18%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lyons, William 3 in Wayne, KY at 2,181 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (KY), Adair (KY) and Montgomery (KS). 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 Hunter Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons, William 3 | 16-231-00481 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 2,181 ft |
| Bloyd, W E 1 | 16-001-00439 | Active | Oil | Adair, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 1,752 ft |
| Campbell, Robert 1 | 16-001-01183 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 1,751 ft |
| Morrow 1 | 15-125-22631 | Other status | Gas | Montgomery, KS | Hunter Oil Company | 1,544 ft |
| Bloyd, W E 2 | 16-001-00440 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 1,537 ft |
| Bloyd, W E 5 | 16-001-00265 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 1,482 ft |
| Bloyd, W E 3 | 16-001-00218 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adair, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 1,435 ft |
| Betts 4 | 15-125-22681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Hunter Oil Company | 1,250 ft |
| Betts 2 | 15-125-22106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Hunter Oil Company | 1,250 ft |
| Betts T&t 'A' 1 | 15-125-22167 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montgomery, KS | Hunter Oil Company | 1,250 ft |
| Bloyd, W E 5 | 16-001-00220 | Orphaned | Oil | Adair, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 1,225 ft |
| Lyons, William Heirs 1 | 16-231-00016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Hunter Oil Corp | 940 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hunter Oil operate?
Hunter Oil is the operator of record for 92 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (79). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hunter Oil's wells are still active?
57 of Hunter Oil's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 13 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hunter Oil operate wells?
Hunter Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (79) and Kentucky (13).
Does Hunter Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Hunter Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hunter Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lyons, William 3 in Wayne, KY is the deepest at 2,181 ft.
Where Hunter Oil'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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hunter-oil-67343 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).