Dennis Ls
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DENNIS, L S · Dennis L S
At a glance
Dennis Ls is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (14%) are active, 5 (71%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dennis Ls operate?
Dennis Ls's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (5) and Kentucky (2). Its 5 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Dennis Ls’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Dennis Ls's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Dennis Ls operate?
By product class, 4 (57%) 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 Gabbard Chester 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,753 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Henderson (KY), Webster (KY) and Crawford (IL). 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 Dennis Ls
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbard Chester 1 | 12-185-05470 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Dennis L S | 2,753 ft |
| Perrott, Lotus 1 | 12-185-01888 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | Dennis L S | 2,659 ft |
| Liggett, Virble & Carson 1 | 16-101-01893 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Dennis, L S | 2,548 ft |
| Crowley, Florence 1 | 16-233-02375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Dennis, L S | 2,288 ft |
| Stevenson, Bennie W-1 | 12-033-07854 | Orphaned | Injection | Crawford, IL | Dennis L S | 980 ft |
| Dunlap 2 | 12-033-07855 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, IL | Dennis L S | 960 ft |
| Dunlap, W. E. 1 | 12-033-07769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford, IL | Dennis L S | 937 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dennis Ls operate?
Dennis Ls is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dennis Ls's wells are still active?
1 of Dennis Ls's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Dennis Ls operate wells?
Dennis Ls is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (5) and Kentucky (2).
Does Dennis Ls operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Dennis Ls's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dennis Ls's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gabbard Chester 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,753 ft.
Where Dennis Ls'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, “Dennis Ls — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dennis-ls-66341 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).