W. Herbert Hunt is one of legendary oil wildcatter H.L. Hunt's 15 children. He owns a refinery in Louisiana and oil company Petro-Hunt, which operates in six states including Oklahoma and North Dakota. In November of 2021 his net worth was estimated at $3.5 billion. In 2013, Hunt sold his Bakken oilfield acreage to publicly traded Halcon Resources for $1.5 billion in cash and stock. With brother Nelson Bunker Hunt (d. 2014), he tried to corner the world silver market in 1980, but failed when the price of the metal collapsed 80%. Hunt and his brother Nelson (d. 2014) reportedly once owned a collection of Greek and Roman coins and bronzes that sold for $20 million in 1990. His brother Lamar Hunt (d. 2006) owned the Kansas City Chiefs. Half-brother Ray Lee Hunt runs a separate oil company, Hunt Oil.