Lee Drilling
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LEE DRILLING COMPANY · Lee Drilling · Lee Drilling Co. · Lee Drilling Company
At a glance
Lee Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 10 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 4 wells (40% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lee Drilling operate?
Lee Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Colorado (4), California (3), Illinois (1), Kansas (1) and Wyoming (1). Its 4 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Lee Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lee 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 Lee Drilling 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 Eberhart Patented 1 in Campbell, WY at 6,356 ft. The wells listed below sit in Campbell (WY), Cheyenne (CO), Kiowa (CO), Prowers (CO), Barton (KS) and Jasper (IL) 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 Lee Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberhart Patented 1 | 49-005-22537 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Lee Drilling Company | 6,356 ft |
| 1 Alvey | 05-017-06105 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Lee Drilling Company | 5,717 ft |
| 1-7 Kiowa Grazing Association | 05-061-06019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kiowa, CO | Lee Drilling Company | 4,917 ft |
| 1-26 Powell | 05-099-06004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Prowers, CO | Lee Drilling Company | 4,648 ft |
| Langrehr 1 | 15-009-15636 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Lee Drilling Company | 3,398 ft |
| Needham, Elza 1 | 12-079-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Lee Drilling | 3,175 ft |
| Lee 1 | 04-071-00085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Bernardino, CA | Lee Drilling Co. | — |
| Osmun 1 | 04-059-06530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Lee Drilling Co. | — |
| 1 Capps | 05-055-05036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Huerfano, CO | Lee Drilling Company | — |
| Eureka-Ruben 1-29 | 04-071-00084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Bernardino, CA | Lee Drilling Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lee Drilling operate?
Lee Drilling is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lee Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Lee Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lee Drilling operate wells?
Lee Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (4), California (3), Illinois (1), Kansas (1) and Wyoming (1).
Does Lee Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Lee Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lee Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Eberhart Patented 1 in Campbell, WY is the deepest at 6,356 ft.
Where Lee Drilling's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 4 operated by Lee Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in California· 3 operated by Lee Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 1 operated by Lee Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by Lee Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 1 operated by Lee 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, “Lee Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lee-drilling-8213 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).