Cooper & Brain
Operator of record for 67 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cooper & Brain is the operator of record for 67 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 49 (73%) are active, 16 (24%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 67 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
67
Active
49
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 67 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 65
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 73%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cooper & Brain operate?
Cooper & Brain's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (67). Its 67 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Cooper & Brain’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
73% of Cooper & Brain's catalogued wells are active, 44 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 24% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cooper & Brain operate?
By product class, 65 (97%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Cooper & Brain
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 2 | 04-059-07153 | Shut-in | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 1 | 04-059-07152 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 11 | 04-059-07162 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 13 | 04-059-07164 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 15 | 04-059-07166 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 17 | 04-059-07168 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 18 | 04-059-07169 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 22 | 04-059-07172 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 25 | 04-059-07175 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 26 | 04-059-07176 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 27 | 04-059-07177 | Active | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
| Lease by Cooper & Brain, Inc. 14 | 04-059-07165 | Shut-in | Oil | Orange, CA | Cooper & Brain, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cooper & Brain operate?
Cooper & Brain is the operator of record for 67 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (67). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cooper & Brain's wells are still active?
49 of Cooper & Brain's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cooper & Brain operate wells?
Cooper & Brain is the operator of record for wells in California (67).
Does Cooper & Brain operate mostly oil or gas wells?
65 of Cooper & Brain's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Cooper & Brain'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, “Cooper & Brain — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cooper-brain-5817 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).