Cornelius Brothers
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cornelius Brothers is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (71%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cornelius Brothers operate?
Cornelius Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (17). Its 17 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Cornelius Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cornelius Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cornelius Brothers operate?
By product class, 7 (41%) 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 Ewing 4 in Linn, KS at 900 ft. The wells listed below sit in Linn (KS), Anderson (KS) and Franklin (KS).
Notable wells operated by Cornelius Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing 4 | 15-107-21994 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 900 ft |
| Pinneo 1 | 15-003-22175 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 850 ft |
| Ewing 1 | 15-107-21520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 845 ft |
| Ewing 1 | 15-107-21883 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 840 ft |
| Clayton Erhart 1 | 15-003-22178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 820 ft |
| Ewing 2 | 15-107-21525 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 800 ft |
| Webber 2 | 15-107-21847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 800 ft |
| Barrow 1 | 15-059-23304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 746 ft |
| Mallory 1 | 15-107-21873 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 546 ft |
| Mallory 2 | 15-107-21874 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 400 ft |
| Stainbrook 'A' 2 | 15-107-21983 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 330 ft |
| Stainbrook 1 | 15-107-21978 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Linn, KS | Cornelius Brothers | 328 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 17 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cornelius Brothers operate?
Cornelius Brothers is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cornelius Brothers's wells are still active?
0 of Cornelius Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cornelius Brothers operate wells?
Cornelius Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (17).
Does Cornelius Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Cornelius Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cornelius Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ewing 4 in Linn, KS is the deepest at 900 ft.
Where Cornelius Brothers'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, “Cornelius Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cornelius-brothers-109819 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).