L & M Drlg
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
L & M Drlg is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does L & M Drlg operate?
L & M Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (10). 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 Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of L & M Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does L & M Drlg operate?
By product class, 3 (30%) 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 Kuykendall 1 in White, IL at 3,121 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (IL).
Notable wells operated by L & M Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuykendall 1 | 12-193-00505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 3,121 ft |
| Crow Charles 1 | 12-185-02368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 2,424 ft |
| Mullinax 1 | 12-185-03423 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 2,330 ft |
| Buchanan Otis Etal 1 | 12-185-02578 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 2,326 ft |
| Crow Cecil 1 | 12-185-02316 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 2,150 ft |
| Kern Nelson 1 | 12-185-02357 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 2,110 ft |
| Buchanan V 1 | 12-101-01606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lawrence, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 1,701 ft |
| Lutz Rosa F 1 | 12-185-02287 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 1,565 ft |
| Biehl Heirs 1 | 12-185-02524 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 1,477 ft |
| Litherland Waldo Ws-1 | 12-185-02827 | Other status | Other type | Wabash, IL | L & M Drlg Co | 200 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does L & M Drlg operate?
L & M Drlg is the operator of record for 10 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 Drlg's wells are still active?
0 of L & M Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does L & M Drlg operate wells?
L & M Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10).
Does L & M Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of L & M Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is L & M Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kuykendall 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,121 ft.
Where L & M Drlg'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 Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/l-m-drlg-103452 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).