Smith Loren L
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Smith Loren L is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (5%) are active, 10 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
1
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Loren L operate?
Smith Loren L's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (20). Its 20 Kansas wells are 0.0% 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 Smith Loren L’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Smith Loren L's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Smith Loren L operate?
By product class, 7 (35%) 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 Zwahlen 1 in Labette, KS at 646 ft. The wells listed below sit in Labette (KS), Crawford (KS) and Cherokee (KS).
Notable wells operated by Smith Loren L
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zwahlen 1 | 15-099-23065 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Labette, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 646 ft |
| Robison 1 | 15-099-23048 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Labette, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 527 ft |
| Glen Heiman 1 | 15-037-21362 | Other status | Other type | Crawford, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 400 ft |
| Nelson 1 | 15-021-20223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cherokee, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 371 ft |
| Czapansky 10 | 15-099-23135 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Labette, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 327 ft |
| Smith 1 | 15-099-23054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Labette, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 245 ft |
| Byron Diell 4 | 15-037-21481 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 210 ft |
| George 1 | 15-021-20231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cherokee, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 208 ft |
| Byron Diell 5 | 15-037-21485 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 206 ft |
| Byron Diell 21 | 15-037-21414 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crawford, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 205 ft |
| Nelson 2 | 15-021-20224 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cherokee, KS | Smith, Loren L. | 156 ft |
| Czapansky 12 | 15-099-23142 | Other status | Other type | Labette, KS | Smith, Loren L. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Loren L operate?
Smith Loren L is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Loren L's wells are still active?
1 of Smith Loren L's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Smith Loren L operate wells?
Smith Loren L is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (20).
Does Smith Loren L operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Smith Loren L's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smith Loren L's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Zwahlen 1 in Labette, KS is the deepest at 646 ft.
Where Smith Loren L'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, “Smith Loren L — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-loren-l-79659 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).