Brown Don E
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Brown Don E is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (12%) are active, 14 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
2
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Don E operate?
Brown Don E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (17). Its 17 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Brown Don E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Brown Don E's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Brown Don E operate?
By product class, 4 (24%) 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 Andrew, Scott 1s in Russell, KY at 1,757 ft. The wells listed below sit in Russell (KY), Adair (KY), Cumberland (KY) and Metcalfe (KY).
Notable wells operated by Brown Don E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew, Scott 1s | 16-207-01006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,757 ft |
| Bolin, Ralph 1 | 16-207-01059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,748 ft |
| Compton, Henry T 1 | 16-001-01998 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,718 ft |
| Woody, James 1 | 16-001-02923 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,551 ft |
| Appleby, R O 1 | 16-057-05057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,500 ft |
| Andrew, Scott 1 | 16-207-01007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,354 ft |
| Holland, Carlos 1a | 16-169-01960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Metcalfe, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,068 ft |
| Bledsoe, Wilson 1 | 16-207-01058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Brown, Don E | 1,001 ft |
| Appleby, R O 1 | 16-057-05058 | Active | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Brown, Don E | 713 ft |
| Oliver, J L 2 | 16-207-00982 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Brown, Don E | 551 ft |
| Oliver, J L 1 | 16-207-00199 | Active | Oil | Russell, KY | Brown, Don E | 491 ft |
| Reece, Edgar 3 | 16-001-02666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adair, KY | Brown, Don E | 455 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Don E operate?
Brown Don E is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Don E's wells are still active?
2 of Brown Don E's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown Don E operate wells?
Brown Don E is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (17).
Does Brown Don E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Brown Don E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Don E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Andrew, Scott 1s in Russell, KY is the deepest at 1,757 ft.
Where Brown Don E'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, “Brown Don E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-don-e-97951 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).