Brown Hl Jr
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWN H L JR · Brown, H.L., Jr
At a glance
Brown Hl Jr is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 11 (73%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 14 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 14 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Hl Jr operate?
Brown Hl Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Michigan (14) and Montana (1). Its 14 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Hl Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Brown Hl Jr's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Brown Hl Jr operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Montana State 1 in Wibaux, MT at 11,300 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wibaux (MT), Osceola (MI), Oscoda (MI), Montmorency (MI), Antrim (MI) and Alpena (MI) and other counties. 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 Hl Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State 1 | 25-109-21015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wibaux, MT | Brown, H.L., Jr | 11,300 ft |
| Weck 1-6a | 21-133-39766 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Brown H L Jr | 10,715 ft |
| Leusby 1-20 | 21-133-40469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Brown H L Jr | 9,810 ft |
| Hayes 1-29 | 21-133-42292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Osceola, MI | Brown H L Jr | 9,580 ft |
| State Clinton 1-14a | 21-135-43891 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oscoda, MI | Brown H L Jr | 9,455 ft |
| Snowplow 8-13a | 21-119-40409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montmorency, MI | Brown H L Jr | 8,989 ft |
| State Custer 1-21 | 21-009-47673 | Other status | Other type | Antrim, MI | Brown H L Jr | 8,503 ft |
| Snowplow 6-9 | 21-007-39966 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Alpena, MI | Brown H L Jr | 8,231 ft |
| Snowplow 10-1 | 21-119-40231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montmorency, MI | Brown H L Jr | 8,010 ft |
| State Alcona 1-24 | 21-001-46231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Alcona, MI | Brown H L Jr | 7,700 ft |
| Snowplow 4-6 | 21-007-38243 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Alpena, MI | Brown H L Jr | 5,850 ft |
| Snowplow 5-9 | 21-007-39200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Alpena, MI | Brown H L Jr | 5,420 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Hl Jr operate?
Brown Hl Jr is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Hl Jr's wells are still active?
0 of Brown Hl Jr's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown Hl Jr operate wells?
Brown Hl Jr is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (14) and Montana (1).
Does Brown Hl Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Brown Hl Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Hl Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Montana State 1 in Wibaux, MT is the deepest at 11,300 ft.
Where Brown Hl Jr'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 Hl Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-hl-jr-114696 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).