Brown Ray Etal
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Brown Ray Etal is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (20%) are active, 8 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
2
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Ray Etal operate?
Brown Ray Etal's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (10). Its 10 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 Ray Etal’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Brown Ray Etal's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Brown Ray Etal operate?
By product class, 5 (50%) 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 Fortney Harry D 4 in Clinton, IL at 2,916 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (IL), Marion (IL), Shelby (IL) and Edgar (IL).
Notable wells operated by Brown Ray Etal
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortney Harry D 4 | 12-027-00783 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 2,916 ft |
| Berner 1 | 12-121-04712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 2,186 ft |
| Rincker 2 | 12-173-01288 | Active | Oil | Shelby, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 2,019 ft |
| Bachman Frank 1 | 12-121-00737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 1,707 ft |
| Fisher 1 | 12-121-01999 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 1,673 ft |
| Easton 1 | 12-121-00763 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 1,453 ft |
| Fortney Harry D 1 | 12-027-02364 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 1,386 ft |
| Fortney Harry D 2 | 12-027-01854 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clinton, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 1,385 ft |
| Redmon 1 | 12-045-00010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edgar, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 585 ft |
| Kirkham 1 | 12-045-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edgar, IL | Brown, Ray etal | 360 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Ray Etal operate?
Brown Ray Etal is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Ray Etal's wells are still active?
2 of Brown Ray Etal's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown Ray Etal operate wells?
Brown Ray Etal is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10).
Does Brown Ray Etal operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Brown Ray Etal's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Ray Etal's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fortney Harry D 4 in Clinton, IL is the deepest at 2,916 ft.
Where Brown Ray Etal'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 Ray Etal — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-ray-etal-94348 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).