Lanford Drilling
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Lanford Drilling is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 34 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 34 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
0
Plugged
34
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 32
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim Lanford Drilling to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Lanford Drilling operate?
Lanford Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (34). Its 34 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Lanford Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lanford Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lanford Drilling operate?
By product class, 32 (94%) 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 F E Volentine Swd 001 in Caddo, LA at 8,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA) and Bossier (LA).
Notable wells operated by Lanford Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F E Volentine Swd 001 | 17-017-00520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 8,700 ft |
| P A Sharp Jr A 001 | 17-017-26460 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 5,000 ft |
| Fuller B-1 | 17-017-21558 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,660 ft |
| J Su23;fuller C 001 | 17-017-25264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,600 ft |
| P Sux;f E Volentine 2 Ea A-1 | 17-017-00515 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,450 ft |
| Fuller B-2 | 17-017-22235 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 3,050 ft |
| P Su68;sl 3776 001 | 17-015-00671 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bossier, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,680 ft |
| Logan Martin Swd 003 | 17-015-00659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,580 ft |
| G H Woolf-Grimes 008 | 17-017-21583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,548 ft |
| P Su62;w C Sentell 2 001 | 17-017-00534 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,525 ft |
| P Su55;w C Sentell 2 002 | 17-017-00533 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,520 ft |
| 2400 Pxy Su70;logan Martin 001 | 17-015-00662 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bossier, LA | Lanford Drilling Co., Inc. | 2,515 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 34 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lanford Drilling operate?
Lanford Drilling is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lanford Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Lanford Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lanford Drilling operate wells?
Lanford Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (34).
Does Lanford Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
32 of Lanford Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lanford Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, F E Volentine Swd 001 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 8,700 ft.
Where Lanford 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, “Lanford Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lanford-drilling-80273 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).