Brown James A
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Brown James A is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown James A operate?
Brown James A's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (9). Its 9 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 A’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Brown James A's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Brown James A operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brown, James A 1 in Clinton, KY at 0 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY) and Clay (KY).
Notable wells operated by Brown James A
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, James A 1 | 16-053-01814 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown, James A | 0 ft |
| Cowan, Carl 1 | 16-053-01828 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown, James A | — |
| Brown, James A 2 | 16-053-04239 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown, James A | — |
| Brown, James A 4 | 16-053-04263 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown, James A | — |
| Brown, James A 3 | 16-053-01841 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown, James A | — |
| Brown, James A 5 | 16-053-01948 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown, James A | — |
| Brown, James A 6 | 16-053-01949 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Brown, James A | — |
| Burns, Ralph 1 | 16-051-00294 | Orphaned | Gas | Clay, KY | Brown, James A | — |
| Taylor, John E 1 | 16-051-00300 | Orphaned | Gas | Clay, KY | Brown, James A | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown James A operate?
Brown James A is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown James A's wells are still active?
0 of Brown James A's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Brown James A operate wells?
Brown James A is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (9).
Does Brown James A operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Brown James A's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown James A's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brown, James A 1 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 0 ft.
Where Brown James A'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 A — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-james-a-67777 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).