Brown Resources
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Brown Resources is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (9%) are active, 10 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 11 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
1
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Brown Resources operate?
Brown Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (11). Its 11 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 Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Brown Resources's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Brown Resources operate?
By product class, 5 (45%) 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 Taylor 1 in Franklin, IL at 3,800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Franklin (IL), Marion (IL), White (IL) and Jefferson (IL).
Notable wells operated by Brown Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor 1 | 12-055-23864 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Brown Resources | 3,800 ft |
| Taylor 2 | 12-055-23958 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, IL | Brown Resources | 3,759 ft |
| Cook 1 | 12-055-23876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Brown Resources | 3,750 ft |
| Taylor 1-A | 12-055-23884 | Active | Oil | Franklin, IL | Brown Resources | 3,740 ft |
| Ranger 1 | 12-055-23977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, IL | Brown Resources | 3,722 ft |
| Blackburn 1 | 12-121-27672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Brown Resources | 3,350 ft |
| Land, Thomas 1 | 12-193-31200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Brown Resources | 3,200 ft |
| Meyers, Norman 1-A | 12-081-24760 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Brown Resources | 3,140 ft |
| Chaney 1 | 12-081-24752 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Brown Resources | 3,110 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 12-081-24700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Brown Resources | 3,070 ft |
| Meyers 1 | 12-081-24751 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Brown Resources | 2,954 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Brown Resources operate?
Brown Resources is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Brown Resources's wells are still active?
1 of Brown Resources's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Brown Resources operate wells?
Brown Resources is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (11).
Does Brown Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Brown Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Brown Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Taylor 1 in Franklin, IL is the deepest at 3,800 ft.
Where Brown Resources'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 Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/brown-resources-99652 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).