Browning Ib & Sons
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Browning Ib & Sons is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (39%) are active, 8 (44%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
7
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 39%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Browning Ib & Sons operate?
Browning Ib & Sons's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (18). Its 18 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Ib & Sons’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
39% of Browning Ib & Sons's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Browning Ib & Sons operate?
By product class, 7 (39%) 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 Ashby 1 in Webster, KY at 2,420 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (KY) and Henderson (KY).
Notable wells operated by Browning Ib & Sons
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby 1 | KGS record 2041694 | Other status | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 2,420 ft |
| Williams, E 3 | 16-233-02315 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 2,110 ft |
| Crowley, H Et Al 2 | KGS record 2041884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 2,068 ft |
| Fulcher, J D 2 | 16-233-02310 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 2,049 ft |
| Knight, E 2 | KGS record 2018877 | Active | Oil | Henderson, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 2,019 ft |
| Fulcher, J D 1 | 16-233-02308 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 2,010 ft |
| Tapp, G H 1 | 16-233-02401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 1,970 ft |
| Crowley, N 10 | 16-233-00513 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 1,940 ft |
| Springer, C E 11 | 16-233-02313 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 1,935 ft |
| Groves, O 3 | KGS record 2041701 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 1,916 ft |
| Groves, O 2-A | KGS record 2041700 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 1,891 ft |
| Fulcher, J D 3 | 16-233-02312 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Browning, I B & Sons | 1,813 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Browning Ib & Sons operate?
Browning Ib & Sons is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Browning Ib & Sons's wells are still active?
7 of Browning Ib & Sons's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Browning Ib & Sons operate wells?
Browning Ib & Sons is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (18).
Does Browning Ib & Sons operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Browning Ib & Sons's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Browning Ib & Sons's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ashby 1 in Webster, KY is the deepest at 2,420 ft.
Where Browning Ib & Sons'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 Ib & Sons — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/browning-ib-sons-120312 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).