Browning Hl
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWNING, H L · Browning, H. L.
At a glance
Browning Hl is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 13 (87%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 10 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 10 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Browning Hl operate?
Browning Hl's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (10) and Kentucky (5). 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 Browning Hl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Browning Hl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Browning Hl operate?
By product class, 5 (33%) 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 Arteberry Fred 1 in Richland, IL at 3,194 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (IL), Hopkins (KY), Marion (IL), Clay (IL), Clinton (IL) and Bond (IL) and other counties. 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 Browning Hl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arteberry Fred 1 | 12-159-01080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Browning, H. L. | 3,194 ft |
| Lutz, J V 1 | 16-107-00540 | Other status | Oil | Hopkins, KY | Browning, H L | 3,139 ft |
| Cruse Harvey 1 | 12-121-01951 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Browning, H. L. | 3,045 ft |
| Hill Wm 1 | 12-159-00468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Browning, H. L. | 3,010 ft |
| Koontz, K. W. 1 | 12-025-01209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Browning, H. L. | 2,991 ft |
| Landis 4 | 12-159-01845 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, IL | Browning, H. L. | 2,798 ft |
| Hughes, P. P. D-1 | 12-027-03025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Browning, H. L. | 2,558 ft |
| Gillaspie W H 1 | 12-159-01780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, IL | Browning, H. L. | 2,442 ft |
| Haller, Ernest 1 | 12-005-00773 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bond, IL | Browning, H. L. | 2,250 ft |
| Telford, J. O. etal 2 | 12-121-03102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Browning, H. L. | 2,115 ft |
| Telford, J. O. 1 | 12-121-03101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Browning, H. L. | 2,102 ft |
| Mosley, H B 1 | KGS record 2004707 | Other status | Other type | Christian, KY | Browning, H L | 1,501 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Browning Hl operate?
Browning Hl is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Browning Hl's wells are still active?
0 of Browning Hl's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Browning Hl operate wells?
Browning Hl is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (10) and Kentucky (5).
Does Browning Hl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Browning Hl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Browning Hl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Arteberry Fred 1 in Richland, IL is the deepest at 3,194 ft.
Where Browning Hl'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, “Browning Hl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/browning-hl-68732 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).