Hinto Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiary, South Uintah Gas Properties, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the rocky mountain region. The company's properties include the Natural Buttes field in Uintah County; the Greater Cisco Springs field in Grand County; the Mason Lakes and Ragged Point fields in Musselshell County, Montana; and the Medina County field in Ohio. The company is based in Bethesda, Maryland. On August 16, 2017, an involuntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 was filed against Hinto Energy, Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. On October 31, 2017, the involuntary petition was approved by the Court and the Chapter 7 petition was converted to Chapter 11 reorganization. On December 14, 2017, the the case was converted to liquidation under Chapter 7.