Brown Drilling
Operator of record for 31 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWN DRILLING CO, INC · BROWN DRILLING COMPANY · Brown Drilling · Brown Drilling Co. · …
At a glance
Brown Drilling is the operator of record for 31 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 16 (52%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 15 wells (48% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
31
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15 |
| Oklahoma | 12 |
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Drilling operate?
Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Kentucky (15), Oklahoma (12), California (1), Colorado (1) and Kansas (1) and 1 more. Its 15 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 Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Brown Drilling operate?
By product class, 14 (45%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Pyle in Yuma, CO at 6,137 ft. The wells listed below sit in Yuma (CO), Rosebud (MT), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Jackson (KY) and Russell (KY) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Brown Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Pyle | 05-125-05159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | Brown Drilling Company | 6,137 ft |
| Grebe 1 | 25-087-05430 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosebud, MT | Brown Drilling | 5,550 ft |
| Conner, A V 1a | 16-053-00792 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,970 ft |
| Conner, A V 2 | 16-053-00796 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,958 ft |
| Conner, A V 3 | 16-053-00791 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,950 ft |
| Summers, James 1a | 16-053-03717 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,850 ft |
| Farlee, Arnold 1 | 16-057-03451 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cumberland, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,470 ft |
| Alexander, James 2 | 16-057-03450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,463 ft |
| Alexander, James 3 | 16-057-03476 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cumberland, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,420 ft |
| Moore & Congleton 1 | 16-109-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jackson, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,300 ft |
| Mann, David 1 | 16-207-00636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, KY | Brown Drilling Co, Inc | 1,115 ft |
| Mcfadden W-14 | 15-001-28674 | Other status | Injection | Allen, KS | Brown Drilling, Inc. | 900 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 31 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Drilling operate?
Brown Drilling is the operator of record for 31 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Brown Drilling operate wells?
Brown Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (15), Oklahoma (12), California (1), Colorado (1), Kansas (1) and Montana (1).
Does Brown Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Pyle in Yuma, CO is the deepest at 6,137 ft.
Where Brown Drilling's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 15 operated by Brown Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 12 operated by Brown Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in California· 1 operated by Brown Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 1 operated by Brown Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by Brown Drilling
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 1 operated by Brown Drilling
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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 Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-drilling-7453 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).