H & L Operating
Operator of record for 76 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: H & L OPERATING CO · H & L OPERATING CO LLP · H & L OPERATING COMPANY · H & L Operating Company
At a glance
H & L Operating is the operator of record for 76 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 68 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 68 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
76
Active
0
Plugged
68
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 68 |
| Kansas | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 23
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does H & L Operating operate?
H & L Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (68) and Kansas (8). Its 68 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 & L Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of H & L Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does H & L Operating operate?
By product class, 4 (5%) are oil wells and 23 (30%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Black 1-1 in Seward, KS at 6,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Seward (KS), Stevens (KS), Stanton (KS), Morton (KS) and Texas (OK). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by H & L Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black 1-1 | 15-175-21267 | Other status | Gas | Seward, KS | H & L Operating Company | 6,400 ft |
| Logan 1-30 | 15-189-21438 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Stevens, KS | H & L Operating Company | 6,300 ft |
| Griffith 1 | 15-175-20810 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Seward, KS | H & L Operating Company | 6,250 ft |
| Jones 1-26 | 15-187-20820 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanton, KS | H & L Operating Company | 5,800 ft |
| Julian Farms 1-29 | 15-187-20825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanton, KS | H & L Operating Company | 5,800 ft |
| Powell 1-10 | 15-187-20786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanton, KS | H & L Operating Company | 5,800 ft |
| Ward 1-9 | 15-187-20790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanton, KS | H & L Operating Company | 5,750 ft |
| Nusser 1-1 | 15-129-21241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morton, KS | H & L Operating Company | 5,300 ft |
| Palmer #1-22 | 35-139-23117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | H & L Operating Co Llp | — |
| Westfahl #1-27 | 35-139-24026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | H & L Operating Co Llp | — |
| Boomer #1-7 | 35-139-23631 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Texas, OK | H & L Operating Co Llp | — |
| Boomer #2-7 | 35-139-23741 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas, OK | H & L Operating Co Llp | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 76 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does H & L Operating operate?
H & L Operating is the operator of record for 76 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (68). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of H & L Operating's wells are still active?
0 of H & L Operating's catalogued wells are active; 68 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does H & L Operating operate wells?
H & L Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (68) and Kansas (8).
Does H & L Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of H & L Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 23 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is H & L Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Black 1-1 in Seward, KS is the deepest at 6,400 ft.
Where H & L Operating'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 & L Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/h-l-operating-363 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).