Dreiling Exploration
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dreiling Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dreiling Exploration operate?
Dreiling Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (9). Its 9 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Dreiling Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dreiling Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dreiling Exploration operate?
By product class, 5 (56%) are oil wells and 3 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lenertz 3 in Comanche, KS at 5,880 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS), Clark (KS), Barber (KS), Sheridan (KS) and Graham (KS).
Notable wells operated by Dreiling Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenertz 3 | 15-033-21227 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 5,880 ft |
| Acres 2-26 | 15-033-10012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 5,715 ft |
| Harper Ranch 2 | 15-025-20215 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clark, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 5,540 ft |
| Harper Ranch 3-33 | 15-025-21125 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 5,528 ft |
| Harper Ranch 1 Twin | 15-025-20200 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clark, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 5,505 ft |
| Mcmininy 1-6 | 15-025-20231 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clark, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 5,498 ft |
| Z-Bar 1-20 | 15-007-22667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 5,400 ft |
| Ottley 1-20 | 15-179-21477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 4,600 ft |
| Knoll 'A' 1 | 15-065-20316 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Graham, KS | Dreiling Exploration LLC | 3,995 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dreiling Exploration operate?
Dreiling Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dreiling Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Dreiling Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dreiling Exploration operate wells?
Dreiling Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (9).
Does Dreiling Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Dreiling Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dreiling Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lenertz 3 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 5,880 ft.
Where Dreiling Exploration'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, “Dreiling Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dreiling-exploration-83069 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).