Brown Petroleum
Operator of record for 98 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWN PETROLEUM CORP · BROWN PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Brown Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Brown Petroleum is the operator of record for 98 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 1 (1%) are active, 24 (24%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 90 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
98
Active
1
Plugged
24
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 90 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 90
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Petroleum operate?
Brown Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Ohio (90), Louisiana (4), Colorado (2) and Illinois (2). Its 90 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Brown Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 24% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Brown Petroleum operate?
By product class, 90 (92%) 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 1 William Meyer in Adams, CO at 7,818 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (CO), Mahoning (OH), Webster (LA), Holmes (OH) and Coshocton (OH). 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 Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 William Meyer | 05-001-07543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Brown Petroleum Corporation | 7,818 ft |
| 1 Robert Taylor | 05-001-07557 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Brown Petroleum Corporation | 7,720 ft |
| Southwoods Of Boardman Inc 1 | 34-099-21082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 5,299 ft |
| Beardsley Dean 3 | 34-099-21243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 5,067 ft |
| Davis 002 | 17-119-20249 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Brown Petroleum Corporation | 5,004 ft |
| Park Russell & Margaret 2 | 34-099-21228 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 4,901 ft |
| Dewalk-Yeager 1 | 34-099-20878 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 4,804 ft |
| Davis 001 | 17-119-20223 | Orphaned | Other type | Webster, LA | Brown Petroleum Corporation | 4,786 ft |
| Hickory Farms Inc 1 | 34-075-22273 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 3,900 ft |
| Ross 3b | 34-031-24698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 3,586 ft |
| Longsinger Gerald 1 | 34-031-24085 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coshocton, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 3,561 ft |
| Flintstone Farms Inc 1 | 34-075-22261 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | Brown Petroleum Corp | 3,418 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Petroleum operate?
Brown Petroleum is the operator of record for 98 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (90). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Petroleum's wells are still active?
1 of Brown Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Brown Petroleum operate wells?
Brown Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (90), Louisiana (4), Colorado (2) and Illinois (2).
Does Brown Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
90 of Brown Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 William Meyer in Adams, CO is the deepest at 7,818 ft.
Where Brown Petroleum'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 Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-petroleum-16621 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).