Brown James G
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Brown, James G. · Brown, James G. Co.
At a glance
Brown James G is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 24 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 24 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown James G operate?
Brown James G's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (24). Its 24 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 James G’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Brown James G's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% 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 G operate?
By product class, 13 (54%) 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 Rainwater Roy 1 in Wayne, IL at 3,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), White (IL), Hamilton (IL) and Clay (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 James G
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainwater Roy 1 | 12-191-07256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,400 ft |
| Brach Consldtd B-1 | 12-191-01023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,236 ft |
| Brach, F. T. B-1 | 12-191-04796 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,225 ft |
| Gilbert, Paul 1 | 12-191-03825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,224 ft |
| Hertlein 1-A | 12-193-04122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,223 ft |
| Brown W A 1 | 12-191-04785 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,206 ft |
| Brach, F. T. A-1 | 12-191-04805 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,200 ft |
| Anderson A B 1 | 12-065-02471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,185 ft |
| Ford H C 1 | 12-193-05458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,150 ft |
| Denning, George 1 | 12-025-02072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,125 ft |
| Hosselton L E 3 | 12-025-02419 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,034 ft |
| Hosselton, L. E. 4 | 12-025-02420 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Brown, James G. | 3,033 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown James G operate?
Brown James G is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (24). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown James G's wells are still active?
0 of Brown James G's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown James G operate wells?
Brown James G is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (24).
Does Brown James G operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Brown James G's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown James G's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rainwater Roy 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 3,400 ft.
Where Brown James G'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 G — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-james-g-93536 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).