Brown Lee
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWN LEE · BROWN, LEE · Brown, Lee
At a glance
Brown Lee is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (10%) are active, 1 (10%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 8 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
1
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 8 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 10%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Lee operate?
Brown Lee's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Michigan (8), Illinois (1) and Kentucky (1). Its 8 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 Lee’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
10% of Brown Lee's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 10% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Brown Lee operate?
By product class, 1 (10%) 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 Spicer, Samuel 1 in Wayne, MI at 4,563 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (MI), Allegan (MI), Washington (IL), Saint Clair (MI) and Barren (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Brown Lee
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spicer, Samuel 1 | 21-163-02961 | Other status | Other type | Wayne, MI | Brown Lee | 4,563 ft |
| Spray, Echo 1 | 21-005-04935 | Other status | Other type | Allegan, MI | Brown Lee | 1,730 ft |
| Carson Robert 1 | 12-189-01708 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Brown, Lee | 1,267 ft |
| Maynard, Byron T. & Eliza 1 | 21-147-04268 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Brown Lee | 1,200 ft |
| Beals, Anthony Est. 1 | 21-147-06584 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Brown Lee | 1,109 ft |
| Johnston, George 1 | 21-147-05526 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Brown Lee | 1,040 ft |
| Marvin 1 | 21-147-06199 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Brown Lee | 905 ft |
| Pontine 1 | 21-147-05926 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Brown Lee | 794 ft |
| Metcalf, Adha 1 | 21-147-05824 | Other status | Other type | Saint Clair, MI | Brown Lee | 733 ft |
| Lawrence, L H 1 | KGS record 66101 | Active | Oil | Barren, KY | Brown, Lee | 716 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Lee operate?
Brown Lee is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Lee's wells are still active?
1 of Brown Lee's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown Lee operate wells?
Brown Lee is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (8), Illinois (1) and Kentucky (1).
Does Brown Lee operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Brown Lee's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Lee's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Spicer, Samuel 1 in Wayne, MI is the deepest at 4,563 ft.
Where Brown Lee'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 Lee — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-lee-106655 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).