North American Exploration
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION CO INC · NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION, INC
At a glance
North American Exploration is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 11 (58%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 10 wells (53% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 10 |
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does North American Exploration operate?
North American Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Michigan (10) and Kentucky (9). Its 10 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 North American Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of North American Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does North American Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Arno 1-23 in Hillsdale, MI at 4,020 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hillsdale (MI), Livingston (MI), Clinton (KY), Allegan (MI), Caldwell (KY) and Cumberland (KY). 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 North American Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arno 1-23 | 21-059-36887 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 4,020 ft |
| Blakley 2-23 | 21-059-36824 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 4,008 ft |
| Tolan & Lyons 1-23 | 21-059-36897 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 4,002 ft |
| Blakely 1-23 | 21-059-36743 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Wild, Lois 1-26 | 21-059-37161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Levy Co 1-1 | 21-093-36485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Livingston, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 3,850 ft |
| Ferrell, Herb 6n | 16-053-05013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | North American Exploration, Inc | 1,847 ft |
| Boerman Milo & Juella 1-25 | 21-005-34637 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 1,659 ft |
| Ryzenga, Raymond And Marjorie 1-25 | 21-005-34551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allegan, MI | North American Exploration Co Inc | 1,649 ft |
| Boone, H Malcolm 1 | 16-033-00160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, KY | North American Exploration, Inc | 901 ft |
| Parrish, Bobby 7 | 16-057-01715 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | North American Exploration, Inc | — |
| Parrish, Bobby 3 | 16-057-01713 | Other status | Other type | Cumberland, KY | North American Exploration, Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does North American Exploration operate?
North American Exploration is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of North American Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of North American Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does North American Exploration operate wells?
North American Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (10) and Kentucky (9).
Does North American Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of North American Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is North American Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Arno 1-23 in Hillsdale, MI is the deepest at 4,020 ft.
Where North 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, “North American Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/north-american-exploration-98354 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).