Dee Brothers
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dee Brothers is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (9%) are active, 29 (88%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
3
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dee Brothers operate?
Dee Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (33). Its 33 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Dee Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Dee Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dee Brothers operate?
By product class, 16 (48%) 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 Friend Mabel 1 in Wayne, IL at 4,310 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (IL), Hamilton (IL), Edwards (IL) and White (IL).
Notable wells operated by Dee Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friend Mabel 1 | 12-191-04278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Dee Brothers | 4,310 ft |
| Fleming J E 1 | 12-191-04177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Dee Brothers | 4,192 ft |
| Allen & Hale 1 | 12-065-01372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,473 ft |
| Hortin-Longbons 1 | 12-047-01979 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,420 ft |
| Hillyard Wesley Etal 1 | 12-193-03406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,330 ft |
| South, Curtis 2 | 12-193-07109 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,328 ft |
| 460 Realty-Frymire Unit 2 | 12-193-07089 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,325 ft |
| South, Curtis 1 | 12-193-03358 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,308 ft |
| Puntney Heirs 1 | 12-193-03360 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,305 ft |
| Stokes-White 2 | 12-193-07174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,283 ft |
| Hanks Roy 1 | 12-193-07597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,276 ft |
| Botsch Julius 1 | 12-193-07227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Dee Brothers | 3,270 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 33 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dee Brothers operate?
Dee Brothers is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dee Brothers's wells are still active?
3 of Dee Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dee Brothers operate wells?
Dee Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (33).
Does Dee Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Dee Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dee Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Friend Mabel 1 in Wayne, IL is the deepest at 4,310 ft.
Where Dee 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, “Dee Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dee-brothers-94926 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).