Brown James
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWN JAMES · BROWN, JAMES
At a glance
Brown James is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (50%) are active, 1 (50%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 1 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
1
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 50%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown James operate?
Brown James's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kentucky (1) and Ohio (1). Its 1 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 James’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
50% of Brown James's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points above 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 Brown James operate?
By product class, 2 (100%) 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 Brown James 1 in Lake, OH at 800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lake (OH) and Ohio (KY). 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 James
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown James 1 | 34-085-60263 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lake, OH | Brown James | 800 ft |
| Tuttle, W L 3(8) | KGS record 2036216 | Active | Oil | Ohio, KY | Brown, James | 332 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 2 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown James operate?
Brown James is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown James's wells are still active?
1 of Brown James's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown James operate wells?
Brown James is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (1) and Ohio (1).
Does Brown James operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Brown James's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown James's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brown James 1 in Lake, OH is the deepest at 800 ft.
Where Brown James'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 James — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-james-84596 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).