Brown Donald E
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWN DONALD E · Brown, Donald E.
At a glance
Brown Donald E is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (14%) are active, 6 (86%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Donald E operate?
Brown Donald E's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (6) and Ohio (1). Its 6 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 Brown Donald E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Brown Donald E's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Brown Donald E operate?
By product class, 6 (86%) 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 Lawrence, J.T. 3 in White, IL at 3,361 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Washington (OH) and Christian (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 Brown Donald E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence, J.T. 3 | 12-193-28444 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Brown, Donald E. | 3,361 ft |
| Lawrence, J.T. 1 | 12-193-28445 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Brown, Donald E. | 3,340 ft |
| Brown Donald 1 | 34-167-26119 | Active | Oil | Washington, OH | Brown Donald E | 2,520 ft |
| Stewart 1 | 12-021-00884 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Brown, Donald E. | 1,930 ft |
| Young 1 | 12-021-00916 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Christian, IL | Brown, Donald E. | 1,924 ft |
| Lively 2 | 12-021-00871 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Brown, Donald E. | 1,915 ft |
| Lively 1 | 12-021-00856 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Christian, IL | Brown, Donald E. | 1,906 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Donald E operate?
Brown Donald E is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Donald E's wells are still active?
1 of Brown Donald E's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown Donald E operate wells?
Brown Donald E is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6) and Ohio (1).
Does Brown Donald E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Brown Donald E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Donald E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lawrence, J.T. 3 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,361 ft.
Where Brown Donald 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 Donald E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-donald-e-92052 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).