Browning Oil
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWNING OIL CO · BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.
At a glance
Browning Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 17 (81%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 18 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Browning Oil operate?
Browning Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (18) and Kentucky (3). Its 18 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Browning Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Browning Oil operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 A Wilbert & Sons LLC 001 in Iberville, LA at 12,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberville (LA), Lafourche (LA), Vermilion (LA), St James (LA), Terrebonne (LA) and Calcasieu (LA). 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 Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Wilbert & Sons LLC 001 | 17-047-20090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,700 ft |
| Benny Mark Matherne 001 | 17-057-22989 | Other status | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,308 ft |
| Marg V Ra Sua;schwing 003 | 17-047-21072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,100 ft |
| Noel Etal 001 | 17-113-22298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,050 ft |
| Georgia Gulf 001 | 17-047-21095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,000 ft |
| John Ory Jr Etal 001 | 17-093-20302 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St James, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,000 ft |
| Albritton Etal 001 | 17-047-21086 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,000 ft |
| Kbr Rf Sua;c Dill Etal 001 | 17-109-24118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 12,000 ft |
| Walter Land Company 001 | 17-109-23967 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 11,950 ft |
| 11000 Ra Sua;schwing 001 | 17-047-21053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 11,671 ft |
| Schwing 002 | 17-047-21057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 11,181 ft |
| Hby Rg Sua;fisher-Lindsey 001 | 17-019-22113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 11,150 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Browning Oil operate?
Browning Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Browning Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Browning Oil's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Browning Oil operate wells?
Browning Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (18) and Kentucky (3).
Does Browning Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Browning Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Browning Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, A Wilbert & Sons LLC 001 in Iberville, LA is the deepest at 12,700 ft.
Where Browning Oil'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 Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/browning-oil-81900 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).