L & M Drilling
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: L & M DRILLING CO · L. & M. Drilling Company
At a glance
L & M Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (82%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does L & M Drilling operate?
L & M Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (10) and Kentucky (1). Its 10 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 L & M Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of L & M Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% 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 L & M Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (45%) 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 Crow Charles 2 in Wabash, IL at 2,457 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL), Lawrence (IL), Gallatin (IL), Clark (IL) and Henderson (KY). 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 L & M Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Charles 2 | 12-185-02411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 2,457 ft |
| Crow Charles 3 | 12-185-02469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 2,443 ft |
| Arnold-Courter Comm 1 | 12-185-02354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 2,356 ft |
| Rogers & Barthlemy 1 | 12-101-01111 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 2,298 ft |
| Adams Gentry D 2 | 12-185-02501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 2,162 ft |
| Pielemeier A A 4 | 12-059-01992 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallatin, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 2,035 ft |
| Buchanan, Victor 2 | 12-101-01706 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 1,620 ft |
| Armstrong Stanley 1 | 12-185-02500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 1,600 ft |
| Litherlnd Waldo Etal 1 | 12-185-02590 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 1,541 ft |
| Grant 1 | 12-023-01278 | Orphaned | Oil | Clark, IL | L. & M. Drilling Company | 411 ft |
| Creamery 1 | 16-101-01697 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | L & M Drilling Co | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does L & M Drilling operate?
L & M Drilling is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of L & M Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of L & M Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does L & M Drilling operate wells?
L & M Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10) and Kentucky (1).
Does L & M Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of L & M Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is L & M Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Crow Charles 2 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,457 ft.
Where L & M 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, “L & M Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/l-m-drilling-66102 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).