Hlm Drilling
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: H L M DRILLING COMPANY · H L M Drilling · HLM DRILLING CO. · HLM DRILLING COMPANY
At a glance
Hlm Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 44 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 26 wells (58% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
0
Plugged
44
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 26 |
| Wyoming | 13 |
| Montana | 4 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hlm Drilling operate?
Hlm Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Colorado (26), Wyoming (13), Montana (4) and North Dakota (2). Its 26 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Hlm Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hlm Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hlm Drilling operate?
By product class, 15 (33%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Pickrel 1 in Campbell, WY at 9,552 ft. The wells listed below sit in Campbell (WY), Carter (MT), Weston (WY), Moffat (CO) and Morgan (CO). 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 Hlm Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickrel 1 | 49-005-05228 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | H L M Drilling Company | 9,552 ft |
| Government M-039590 3-1 | 25-011-21026 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter, MT | H L M Drilling | 8,910 ft |
| Federal W-071850 1 | 49-005-06355 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | H L M Drilling Company | 8,876 ft |
| E S Gupton Patented 1 | 49-005-20409 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | H L M Drilling Company | 8,556 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-005-05158 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | H L M Drilling Company | 7,603 ft |
| Govt-Calco 1 | 49-005-05163 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | H L M Drilling Company | 7,600 ft |
| Federal 1 | 49-045-20127 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Hlm Drilling Company | 7,154 ft |
| Federal W-042744 1 | 49-045-07130 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | H L M Drilling Company | 7,095 ft |
| Federal 1-26 | 49-045-07131 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | H L M Drilling Company | 7,028 ft |
| Federal 1-8 | 49-045-06882 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Hlm Drilling Company | 6,855 ft |
| 3 Pole Gulch Unit- Gov | 05-081-05455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moffat, CO | Hlm Drilling Company | 6,789 ft |
| 1 Kammerer | 05-087-06375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Hlm Drilling Company | 6,279 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 45 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hlm Drilling operate?
Hlm Drilling is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hlm Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Hlm Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hlm Drilling operate wells?
Hlm Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (26), Wyoming (13), Montana (4) and North Dakota (2).
Does Hlm Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Hlm Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hlm Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pickrel 1 in Campbell, WY is the deepest at 9,552 ft.
Where Hlm 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, “Hlm Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hlm-drilling-2365 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).