Browning Iley B
Operator of record for 72 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWNING, ILEY B · BROWNING, ILEY B.
At a glance
Browning Iley B is the operator of record for 72 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 24 (33%) are active, 34 (47%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 72 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
72
Active
24
Plugged
34
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 72 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Browning Iley B operate?
Browning Iley B's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (72). Its 72 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 Iley B’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Browning Iley B's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 47% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Browning Iley B operate?
By product class, 20 (28%) are oil wells and 9 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brooks, Lacy 1 in Hopkins, KY at 3,439 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hopkins (KY), Webster (KY) and Henderson (KY). 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 Iley B
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks, Lacy 1 | 16-107-02695 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Browning, Iley B | 3,439 ft |
| Brown, H D 1 | 16-107-02680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, KY | Browning, Iley B | 3,435 ft |
| Wooton, J L 1 | KGS record 55102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, Iley B | 3,352 ft |
| Ramsey, J R 5 | KGS record 61792 | Active | Oil | Webster, KY | Browning, Iley B | 3,217 ft |
| Strum, Lee 14 | KGS record 90040 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,892 ft |
| Knight, E 1 | KGS record 64206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,837 ft |
| Hobgood, Raymond 2 | KGS record 55086 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,825 ft |
| Strum 25 | KGS record 2018791 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,792 ft |
| Sturm 24 | KGS record 2018790 | Other status | Other type | Henderson, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,776 ft |
| Jewell, S C Heirs 3 | 16-101-06520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,773 ft |
| Strum, Naomi 2 | 16-101-07432 | Other status | Oil | Henderson, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,725 ft |
| Poole, H H 1 | 16-101-06753 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henderson, KY | Browning, Iley B | 2,701 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Browning Iley B operate?
Browning Iley B is the operator of record for 72 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (72). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Browning Iley B's wells are still active?
24 of Browning Iley B's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Browning Iley B operate wells?
Browning Iley B is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (72).
Does Browning Iley B operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Browning Iley B's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Browning Iley B's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brooks, Lacy 1 in Hopkins, KY is the deepest at 3,439 ft.
Where Browning Iley B'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 Iley B — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/browning-iley-b-68697 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).