Is AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY active?

No — AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY is no longer active. The South Dakota registry lists it as revoked, as of the 2026-06-08 source snapshot. The status is republished verbatim from the Secretary of State record.

Where is AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY registered?

AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY is registered in South Dakota under company number FB013116, first registered on October 25, 1989.

What type of company is AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY?

AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY is registered as a corporation with the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Where is AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY registered to do business?

Beyond its South Dakota registration, linked records — same legal name plus a shared officer, agent, address or home state — appear in 6 other state registers, including 5 foreign qualifications in Alabama, Arkansas, New York, Oklahoma, Wyoming. Each is listed in the filings section above.

Who are the owners of AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY?

Public filings name 1 ownership principal for AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY: TOM HALLORAN. Ownership is drawn from FMCSA beneficial-ownership records and address-verified business-directory listings; it is not a complete cap table.

Does AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY have UCC liens?

14 UCC financing statements name AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY as debtor in the indexed state registries; each filing and its secured party are listed in the Liens section above.

In which states is AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY registered with the Secretary of State?

AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY appears in 7 state business registers: South Dakota, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, New York, Oklahoma, Wyoming. South Dakota is the home registration; the rest are foreign qualifications or linked filings, each listed in the filings section above.

Is AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY a federal contractor?

AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY appears in 1 federal recipient record (SAM.gov), indicating registration to receive federal awards. Obligation totals are not available for these records.

Does AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY hold any licenses?

2 license and credential records are matched to AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY. Each license, its type and issuing authority is listed in the Licenses section above.

What public records are linked to AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY?

19 public records are linked to AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY: 1 in Filings, 14 in Liens, 2 in Licenses & authorities, 2 in Loans — matched across federal, state and municipal registers by its registered legal names.

Where does this data come from?

Every fact on this profile is republished from official public registers — Secretary of State filings, UCC indexes and federal datasets. Each section names its issuing register and the snapshot Netstate last retrieved (latest: 2026-06-08).

AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY — South Dakota Corporation No. FB013116: Revoked, 1 filing, 14 UCC liens — Netstate

South Dakota/AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY

AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY

Revoked

Type CorporationRegistered 25 October 1989 (almost 37 years ago)Company No. FB013116Updated 2026-06-08

AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY is a South Dakota corporation, registered on October 25, 1989. It is based at 700 LOUISANA, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON, TX, 77002-2725. The company has since been marked revoked on the South Dakota register and is registered under company number FB013116. Public records for the company include 1 SoS registration, 14 UCC liens, 1 federal contract, 2 loan records and 2 USDOT records. Every fact here is republished from an official public register and traces back to a primary source document.

Legal entity name	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
Principal address	700 LOUISANA, SUITE 2100HOUSTON77002-2725TXUnited States1730 WALTON ROAD, BLUE BELL, PA, 19422
Registration state	South Dakota
Status	Revoked
Formed in	Delaware (foreign registration)
Home company	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
Registered	25 October 1989 (almost 37 years ago)
Shareholders	TOM HALLORAN, owner
Entity type	Corporation
Standing	not compliant
Company number	FB013116

USDOT carrier	USDOT 1275979 · 15 power units · 15 drivers · Intrastate

Registered agent	C T CORPORATION SYSTEM

Source registry	South Dakota Secretary of State · updated 15 June 2026

Public records	1 SoS registration · 14 UCC liens on file

Federal contractor	Yes · 1 federal recipient record (SAM)
SBA loans	$1.8M · approved amounts

Secretary of State Filings

7 registrations

0Active

6Inactive

1Unknown

State	Business name	Filed	Registered agent	Officers	Status
South DakotaTHIS	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY	1989-10-25	C T CORPORATION SYSTEM	—	Revoked
Filing ID FB013116 Jurisdiction Foreign · CorporationFormed in Delaware Principal address 700 LOUISANA, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON, TX, 77002-2725 Registered agent C T CORPORATION SYSTEM319 S COTEAU ST, PIERRE, SD, 57501-3187 Officers Not reported
Alabama	American Exploration Company, Inc.	1987-02-02	THE CORPORATION COMPANY	—	Merged

Arkansas	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY	1989-12-08	THE CORPORATION COMPANY	MARK ANDREWSOfficerSEE FILEOfficer2 more	Merged

Delaware	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY	1980-01-21	THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY	—	Unknown

New York	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY	1980-04-08	REGISTERED AGENT REVOKED	MARK ANDREWSOfficerAMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYOfficer	Withdrawn

Oklahoma	AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY	1986-12-24	THE CORPORATION COMPANY	—	Merged

Wyoming	American Exploration Company	1987-02-13	C T Corporation System	—	Merged

Licenses & authorities

2 records

Source: FMCSA safer · FMCSA ubo·verified at source

2 licenses

Active 2

Held in PennsylvaniaCarrier authority 2

State	License / ID	Type	Issued	Status
Pennsylvania	1275979	Intrastate carrier	—	Active
add date 20040813 avg drivers leased per month 0 bus units 0 carrier mailing city LUTHERSBURG carrier mailing cnty 033 carrier mailing country US carrier mailing state PA carrier mailing street 2057 BEECH RUN ROAD carrier mailing zip 15848 carrier operation C carship C classdef AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE company officer 1 TOM HALLORAN company officer 2 BOOTH HALLORAN crgo genfreight X crgo machlrg X crgo oilfield X dot number 1275979 driver inter total 0 dun bradstreet no 957898240 email address bpatterson@americanexploration.net fax 6109404020 fleetsize G hm ind N interstate beyond 100 miles 0 intrastate within 100 miles 15 legal name AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY mcs150 date 20230928 0912 mcs150 mileage 220000 mcs150 mileage year 2022 mcsipdate 20191212 mcsipstep 0 owntruck 15 phone 6109404015 phy city BLUE BELL phy cnty 091 phy country US phy state PA phy street 1730 WALTON ROAD phy zip 19422 power units 15 prior revoke flag N recordable crash rate 0.000 status code A total cdl 10 total drivers 15 total intrastate drivers 15 truck units 15 Source: FMCSA safer · document fmcsa-safer/1275979
Pennsylvania	1275979	Carrier authority (USDOT)	—	Active

Loans

2 records

Source: SBA PPP loans·verified at source

$892K

2020

$869K

2021

SBA loan approvals to AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY by year — PPP and 7(a)/504 amounts as filed.

Amount	Approved	Lender	Jobs	Status
$891,700	05/01/2020	Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	70	Paid in Full
borrower address 525 Plymouth Rd borrower city Plymouth Meeting borrower name AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY borrower state PA borrower zip 19462-1640 business age description Existing or more than 2 years old business type Subchapter S Corporation congressional district PA-04 current approval amount 891700 date approved 05/01/2020 debt interest proceed — ethnicity Unknown/NotStated forgiveness amount 911069.71 forgiveness date 07/14/2022 franchise name — gender Male Owned health care proceed — hubzone indicator N initial approval amount 891700 jobs reported 70 lmi indicator N loan number 9867987707 loan status Paid in Full loan status date 08/10/2022 mortgage interest proceed — naics code 484110 non profit — originating lender Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. originating lender city LAKE SUCCESS originating lender location id 317954 originating lender state NY payroll proceed 891700 processing method PPP project city Plymouth Meeting project county name MONTGOMERY project state PA project zip 19462-1640 race White refinance eidl proceed — rent proceed — rural urban indicator U sba guaranty percentage 100 sba office code 0303 servicing lender address 1981 Marcus Avenue servicing lender city LAKE SUCCESS servicing lender location id 317954 servicing lender name Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. servicing lender state NY servicing lender zip 11042 term 24 undisbursed amount 0 utilities proceed — veteran Unanswered Source: SBA PPP loans · document sba-ppp/9867987707
$868,900	04/01/2021	Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	75	Paid in Full
borrower address 525 Plymouth Rd borrower city Plymouth Meeting borrower name AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY borrower state PA borrower zip 19462-1640 business age description Existing or more than 2 years old business type Subchapter S Corporation congressional district PA-04 current approval amount 868900 date approved 04/01/2021 debt interest proceed — ethnicity Unknown/NotStated forgiveness amount 884154.02 forgiveness date 02/02/2023 franchise name — gender Male Owned health care proceed — hubzone indicator N initial approval amount 750000 jobs reported 75 lmi indicator N loan number 4625288710 loan status Paid in Full loan status date 03/09/2023 mortgage interest proceed — naics code 237990 non profit — originating lender Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. originating lender city LAKE SUCCESS originating lender location id 317954 originating lender state NY payroll proceed 868895 processing method PPS project city Plymouth Meeting project county name MONTGOMERY project state PA project zip 19462-1609 race White refinance eidl proceed — rent proceed — rural urban indicator U sba guaranty percentage 100 sba office code 0303 servicing lender address 1981 Marcus Avenue servicing lender city LAKE SUCCESS servicing lender location id 317954 servicing lender name Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. servicing lender state NY servicing lender zip 11042 term 60 undisbursed amount 0 utilities proceed 1 veteran Veteran Source: SBA PPP loans · document sba-ppp/4625288710

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