Brown Operating
Operator of record for 61 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWN OPERATING INC · Brown Operating Company
At a glance
Brown Operating is the operator of record for 61 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 61 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 37 wells (61% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
61
Active
0
Plugged
61
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 37 |
| Kansas | 24 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 57
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Operating operate?
Brown Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Wyoming (37) and Kansas (24). Its 37 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Brown Operating'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 Operating operate?
By product class, 57 (93%) are oil wells and 2 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Eagle Peak 1-5 in Campbell, WY at 11,330 ft. 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 Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak 1-5 | 49-005-29202 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 11,330 ft |
| Merganser 2a 22-34a | 49-005-30331 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,841 ft |
| Gator State 2-36 | 49-005-32771 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,650 ft |
| Gator State 1-36 | 49-005-31699 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,638 ft |
| Gatorhead 1-36 | 49-005-31030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,593 ft |
| Sw Gap 1-30 | 49-005-31037 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,449 ft |
| Sparrow Fee 1-27 | 49-005-30479 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,100 ft |
| Sparrow W-1272171 2-27 | 49-005-30552 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,100 ft |
| S Caballo 1-31 | 49-005-30880 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 10,059 ft |
| Alicia W-89179 13-20 | 49-005-27990 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 9,680 ft |
| American Cty 1-11 | 49-005-29765 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 9,354 ft |
| Corral Creek 86-257 1-24 | 49-005-29065 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Brown Operating Inc | 9,283 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Operating operate?
Brown Operating is the operator of record for 61 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Brown Operating's catalogued wells are active; 61 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown Operating operate wells?
Brown Operating is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (37) and Kansas (24).
Does Brown Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
57 of Brown Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Eagle Peak 1-5 in Campbell, WY is the deepest at 11,330 ft.
Where Brown Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-operating-29404 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).