Browning & Welch
Operator of record for 119 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BROWNING & WELCH, INC · Browning & Welch, Inc.
At a glance
Browning & Welch is the operator of record for 119 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 117 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Alabama, with 83 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
119
Active
0
Plugged
117
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 83 |
| Mississippi | 36 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 72
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Browning & Welch operate?
Browning & Welch's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Alabama (83) and Mississippi (36). Its 83 Alabama wells are 0.5% of the 15,091 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 & Welch’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Browning & Welch's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Browning & Welch operate?
By product class, 6 (5%) are oil wells and 72 (61%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Crown Zellerbach 25-1 1 1 in Simpson, MS at 21,052 ft. The wells listed below sit in Simpson (MS), Calhoun (MS), Clarke (MS), Pickens (AL) and Lamar (AL). 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 & Welch
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Zellerbach 25-1 1 1 | 23-127-00137 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Simpson, MS | Browning & Welch, Inc | 21,052 ft |
| Bobbie-Ruth-Aycock-Senter 1 1 | 23-013-20016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, MS | Browning & Welch, Inc | 19,200 ft |
| Cora Gable # 1 # 1 | 23-023-20424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Browning & Welch, Inc | 12,292 ft |
| Letitia Gillette et al 24-11 1 1 | 23-127-20247 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Simpson, MS | Browning & Welch, Inc | 8,210 ft |
| Odom 31-8 #1 | 01-107-20080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pickens, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 5,790 ft |
| Foy Curry 10-6 #1 | 01-075-20964 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lamar, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 5,220 ft |
| McAteer 5-3 #1 | 01-107-20065 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pickens, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 5,150 ft |
| Phillip Waters 10-5 #2 | 01-075-20585 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lamar, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 5,120 ft |
| Champion Paper 23-13 #1 | 01-075-20580 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lamar, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 5,031 ft |
| Phillip Waters 10-5 #1 | 01-075-20516 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lamar, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 5,003 ft |
| Cherie Ann Odom 35-15 #1 | 01-075-20596 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lamar, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 4,938 ft |
| Willard B. Robinson 31-11 #1 | 01-075-20514 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lamar, AL | Browning & Welch, Inc. | 4,930 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Browning & Welch operate?
Browning & Welch is the operator of record for 119 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Alabama (83). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Browning & Welch's wells are still active?
0 of Browning & Welch's catalogued wells are active; 117 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Browning & Welch operate wells?
Browning & Welch is the operator of record for wells in Alabama (83) and Mississippi (36).
Does Browning & Welch operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Browning & Welch's catalogued wells are oil wells and 72 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Browning & Welch's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Crown Zellerbach 25-1 1 1 in Simpson, MS is the deepest at 21,052 ft.
Where Browning & Welch'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 & Welch — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/browning-welch-137646 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).