David Lynn Chiles
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
David Lynn Chiles is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (32%) are plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does David Lynn Chiles operate?
David Lynn Chiles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (19). Its 19 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 David Lynn Chiles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of David Lynn Chiles's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 32% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does David Lynn Chiles operate?
By product class, 6 (32%) 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 Rod Ra Sud;frederick M Lucky 001 in Bossier, LA at 5,535 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bossier (LA) and Caddo (LA).
Notable wells operated by David Lynn Chiles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Ra Sud;frederick M Lucky 001 | 17-015-23908 | Orphaned | Oil | Bossier, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 5,535 ft |
| Rod Ra Sug;lucky 001 | 17-015-21848 | Orphaned | Oil | Bossier, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 4,550 ft |
| Welch Swd 003 | 17-015-21884 | Other status | Other type | Bossier, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 4,520 ft |
| Doles 003 | 17-017-21946 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 2,900 ft |
| Doles 002 | 17-017-21823 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 2,850 ft |
| Doles 001 | 17-017-21798 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 2,766 ft |
| Huckaby 001 | 17-017-25914 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 1,850 ft |
| Doles Swd 004 | 17-017-88134 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 1,605 ft |
| The Land Company C-1 | 17-017-09300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 1,585 ft |
| Midyett A 007 | 17-017-34758 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 1,200 ft |
| Chiles B 001 | 17-017-25299 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 1,200 ft |
| J H Wilson 001 | 17-017-24880 | Orphaned | Other type | Caddo, LA | David Lynn Chiles | 1,120 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does David Lynn Chiles operate?
David Lynn Chiles is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of David Lynn Chiles's wells are still active?
0 of David Lynn Chiles's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does David Lynn Chiles operate wells?
David Lynn Chiles is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (19).
Does David Lynn Chiles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of David Lynn Chiles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is David Lynn Chiles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rod Ra Sud;frederick M Lucky 001 in Bossier, LA is the deepest at 5,535 ft.
Where David Lynn Chiles'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, “David Lynn Chiles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/david-lynn-chiles-69795 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).