H & D Drilling
Operator of record for 104 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
H & D Drilling is the operator of record for 104 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 49 (47%) are active, 51 (49%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 104 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
104
Active
49
Plugged
51
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 104 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 104
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 47%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does H & D Drilling operate?
H & D Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Ohio (104). Its 104 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 H & D Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
47% of H & D Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 18 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 49% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does H & D Drilling operate?
By product class, 104 (100%) 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 Palermini 1 in Licking, OH at 5,118 ft. The wells listed below sit in Licking (OH), Knox (OH), Coshocton (OH) and Muskingum (OH).
Notable wells operated by H & D Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermini 1 | 34-089-25743 | Active | Oil | Licking, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 5,118 ft |
| Donaker Unit 1 | 34-083-24238 | Active | Oil | Knox, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 4,876 ft |
| Brandt Lawrence A L-B-2 | 34-089-25523 | Active | Oil | Licking, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 4,670 ft |
| Randles L W 1 | 34-031-20783 | Active | Oil | Coshocton, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,633 ft |
| Hedrick 1a | 34-031-26419 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,450 ft |
| Moore Frances 1 | 34-119-21967 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Muskingum, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,440 ft |
| Hindel John & Dorothy 2 | 34-119-26943 | Active | Oil | Muskingum, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,427 ft |
| Hindel J & D 1 | 34-119-23857 | Active | Oil | Muskingum, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,390 ft |
| Shearn John C 1 | 34-031-26370 | Active | Oil | Coshocton, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,350 ft |
| John & Dorothy Hindel 3 | 34-119-27304 | Active | Oil | Muskingum, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,331 ft |
| Hanes 2 | 34-031-22586 | Active | Oil | Coshocton, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,251 ft |
| Lonsinger Rick T 1 | 34-031-27200 | Active | Oil | Coshocton, OH | H & D Drilling Co Inc | 3,245 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 104 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does H & D Drilling operate?
H & D Drilling is the operator of record for 104 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (104). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of H & D Drilling's wells are still active?
49 of H & D Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 51 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does H & D Drilling operate wells?
H & D Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (104).
Does H & D Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
104 of H & D Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is H & D Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Palermini 1 in Licking, OH is the deepest at 5,118 ft.
Where H & D Drilling'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, “H & D Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/h-d-drilling-78736 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).