Ld Drilling
Operator of record for 747 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ld Drilling is the operator of record for 747 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (0.5%) are active, 682 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 747 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
747
Active
4
Plugged
682
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 747 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 299
- Gas wells
- 28
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ld Drilling operate?
Ld Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (747). Its 747 Kansas wells are 0.2% of the 473,140 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 Ld Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.5% of Ld Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ld Drilling operate?
By product class, 299 (40%) are oil wells and 28 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Loewen 1-16 in Meade, KS at 5,842 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meade (KS), Comanche (KS), Kiowa (KS), Clark (KS) and Sherman (KS).
Notable wells operated by Ld Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loewen 1-16 | 15-119-21171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Meade, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,842 ft |
| Pauline 1 | 15-119-20881 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meade, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,798 ft |
| Arlie 1-1 | 15-033-21140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,750 ft |
| Hilt 1-10 | 15-033-21194 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,750 ft |
| Arlie 2 | 15-033-21180 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,685 ft |
| Anthony 1 A-34 | 15-097-21677 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kiowa, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,500 ft |
| Blau 1 | 15-025-21155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,500 ft |
| Haltom 1 | 15-033-20190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,377 ft |
| Blau 1 | 15-025-21452 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,220 ft |
| Arlie 3 | 15-033-21236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,200 ft |
| Parkin 1 | 15-033-21311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,200 ft |
| Brack 1-6 | 15-181-20605 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sherman, KS | L. D. Drilling, Inc. | 5,175 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ld Drilling operate?
Ld Drilling is the operator of record for 747 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (747). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ld Drilling's wells are still active?
4 of Ld Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 682 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ld Drilling operate wells?
Ld Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (747).
Does Ld Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
299 of Ld Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 28 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ld Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Loewen 1-16 in Meade, KS is the deepest at 5,842 ft.
Where Ld 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, “Ld Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ld-drilling-75745 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).