Leeco Drilling
Operator of record for 335 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Leeco Drilling is the operator of record for 335 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 15 (4%) are active, 205 (61%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 335 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
335
Active
15
Plugged
205
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 335 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 183
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 4%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Leeco Drilling operate?
Leeco Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (335). Its 335 Kentucky wells are 0.2% of the 201,022 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 Leeco Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
4% of Leeco Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 61% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Leeco Drilling operate?
By product class, 183 (55%) are oil wells and 1 (0.3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Burke, Arthur P 1p in Warren, KY at 1,320 ft. The wells listed below sit in Warren (KY), Cumberland (KY), Larue (KY) and Clinton (KY).
Notable wells operated by Leeco Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke, Arthur P 1p | 16-227-03733 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 1,320 ft |
| Chaffin, Allen 1a | 16-227-00769 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 1,235 ft |
| Bobbitt, Raleigh 1 | 16-227-00815 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 1,129 ft |
| Winfrey, L E 1 | 16-057-03484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 1,105 ft |
| Cassady, William L 1 | 16-227-03770 | Other status | Other type | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 1,050 ft |
| Jones, Charles 1a | 16-227-00205 | Other status | Oil | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 1,050 ft |
| Oliver, Earl B 1 | 16-227-01946 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 1,045 ft |
| Perkins, Thomas 6 | 16-227-00764 | Active | Oil | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 988 ft |
| Willis, Harold E 1 | 16-227-00770 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 988 ft |
| Smith, Mable 17 | 16-227-01977 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Warren, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 960 ft |
| Burks, W D 1 | KGS record 67453 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Larue, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 818 ft |
| Pharis, Virgil 1 | 16-053-03280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Leeco Drilling Co, Inc | 650 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Leeco Drilling operate?
Leeco Drilling is the operator of record for 335 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (335). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Leeco Drilling's wells are still active?
15 of Leeco Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 205 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Leeco Drilling operate wells?
Leeco Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (335).
Does Leeco Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
183 of Leeco Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Leeco Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Burke, Arthur P 1p in Warren, KY is the deepest at 1,320 ft.
Where Leeco 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, “Leeco Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/leeco-drilling-67987 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).