Leben Drilling
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LEBEN DRILLING INC · LEBEN DRILLING, INC. · Leben Drilling Company · Leben Drilling Inc.
At a glance
Leben Drilling is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. None is listed as active, 19 (90%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 9 wells (43% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 9 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Leben Drilling operate?
Leben Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: Kansas (9), Louisiana (4), Oklahoma (3), Wyoming (2) and Mississippi (1) and 2 more. Its 1 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Leben Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Leben Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% 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 Leben Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (24%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Overby 1 in Sheridan, MT at 12,047 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (MT), Wayne (MS), Plaquemines (LA), Bossier (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA) and Williams (ND) and other counties. 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 Leben Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overby 1 | 25-091-21071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Leben Drilling Inc. | 12,047 ft |
| Thomas W Pitts 1 1 | 23-153-20098 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, MS | Leben Drilling, Inc. | 11,500 ft |
| Louisiana Citrus Lands Inc 001 | 17-075-21073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Leben Drilling, Inc. | 9,800 ft |
| De Moss 001-A | 17-015-20316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Leben Drilling, Inc. | 9,606 ft |
| Pan American Fee 002 | 17-053-20152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Leben Drilling, Inc. | 8,190 ft |
| A. L. And C. L. Fischer 1 | 33-105-00683 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Leben Drilling, Inc. | 8,110 ft |
| Burns Etal Patented 1 | 49-005-21207 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Leben Drilling Inc | 7,200 ft |
| Deuel W-048271 1 | 49-005-21174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Leben Drilling Inc | 5,769 ft |
| Betschart 1 | 15-151-21192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Leben Drilling Company | 4,800 ft |
| Bell 1 | 15-007-21485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Leben Drilling Company | 4,666 ft |
| Whitman 1 | 15-151-00492 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Leben Drilling Company | 4,578 ft |
| Huitt 1 | 15-007-20193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barber, KS | Leben Drilling Company | 3,886 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Leben Drilling operate?
Leben Drilling is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Leben Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Leben Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Leben Drilling operate wells?
Leben Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (9), Louisiana (4), Oklahoma (3), Wyoming (2), Mississippi (1), Montana (1) and North Dakota (1).
Does Leben Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Leben Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Leben Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Overby 1 in Sheridan, MT is the deepest at 12,047 ft.
Where Leben Drilling's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 9 operated by Leben Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 4 operated by Leben Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 3 operated by Leben Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 2 operated by Leben Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 1 operated by Leben Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 1 operated by Leben Drilling
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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, “Leben Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/leben-drilling-1277 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).