Little D Drilling
Operator of record for 34 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Little "D" Drilling · Little D Drilling
At a glance
Little D Drilling is the operator of record for 34 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 21 (62%) are active, 5 (15%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 34 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
34
Active
21
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 62%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Little D Drilling operate?
Little D Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (34). Its 34 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Little D Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
62% of Little D Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 33 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (6%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Little D Drilling operate?
By product class, 16 (47%) 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 Utley 9 in Wabash, IL at 3,447 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL) and Lawrence (IL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Little D Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utley 9 | 12-185-28125 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Little D Drilling | 3,447 ft |
| Moore 1 | 12-101-32138 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Little D Drilling | 2,980 ft |
| Biehl, Adam LD-1 | 12-185-28982 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Little "D" Drilling | 2,935 ft |
| Smith-Nigh 07 | 12-185-28088 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Little D Drilling | 2,820 ft |
| Trapp, Phil 101 | 12-185-27338 | Active | Oil | Wabash, IL | Little D Drilling | 2,747 ft |
| Phillips-Anderson Unit 1 | 12-101-31583 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Little D Drilling | 2,702 ft |
| Brevoort LD 06 | 12-101-32358 | Other status | Other type | Lawrence, IL | Little "D" Drilling | 2,490 ft |
| Hinkle SWD-1 | 12-101-32283 | Active | Injection | Lawrence, IL | Little D Drilling | 2,472 ft |
| Cooper 7 | 12-101-00780 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Little D Drilling | 2,427 ft |
| Courter, Lucy 2A | 12-185-26561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Little D Drilling | 2,330 ft |
| Hinkle LD-3 | 12-101-32320 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Little "D" Drilling | 2,284 ft |
| Hinkle LD-4 | 12-101-32321 | Active | Oil | Lawrence, IL | Little "D" Drilling | 2,256 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 34 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Little D Drilling operate?
Little D Drilling is the operator of record for 34 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (34). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Little D Drilling's wells are still active?
21 of Little D Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Little D Drilling operate wells?
Little D Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (34).
Does Little D Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Little D Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Little D Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Utley 9 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 3,447 ft.
Where Little D 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, “Little D Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/little-d-drilling-66882 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).