Hl Brown Jr
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: H L BROWN JR · H. L. BROWN, JR.
At a glance
Hl Brown Jr is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 11 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 10 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 10 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
Is this your company?
Claim Hl Brown Jr to keep this portfolio accurate — verified operators can correct well statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileWhere does Hl Brown Jr operate?
Hl Brown Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New Mexico (10) and Louisiana (2). Its 10 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Hl Brown Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hl Brown Jr's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hl Brown Jr operate?
By product class, 8 (67%) are oil wells and 3 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Federal F #001 in Roosevelt, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Roosevelt (NM), Chaves (NM), Lea (NM), Acadia (LA) and Eddy (NM). 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 Hl Brown Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal F #001 | 30-041-20406 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Jr | 99,999 ft |
| Sunray State #001 | 30-005-20283 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | H L Brown Jr | 99,999 ft |
| Federal 28 A Com #001 | 30-041-20859 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Jr | 99,999 ft |
| State 32 #001 | 30-025-28313 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lea, NM | H L Brown Jr | 13,430 ft |
| Cib Haz 1 Ra Sua;l Desormeaux 001 | 17-001-21361 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | H. L. Brown, Jr. | 12,650 ft |
| Charles H Spurgeon 001 | 17-001-21399 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | H. L. Brown, Jr. | 12,560 ft |
| Lovelady State #001 | 30-025-29256 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | H L Brown Jr | 9,940 ft |
| Holly 27 Federal #001 | 30-041-20530 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Jr | 9,202 ft |
| Federal #005 | 30-041-00099 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Jr | 0 ft |
| State 28 #001 | 30-015-28508 | Other status | Oil | Eddy, NM | H L Brown Jr | 0 ft |
| Federal Tm #002 | 30-005-20295 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | H L Brown Jr | 0 ft |
| State Utp #004 | 30-025-29399 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | H L Brown Jr | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hl Brown Jr operate?
Hl Brown Jr is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hl Brown Jr's wells are still active?
0 of Hl Brown Jr's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hl Brown Jr operate wells?
Hl Brown Jr is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (10) and Louisiana (2).
Does Hl Brown Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Hl Brown Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hl Brown Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Federal F #001 in Roosevelt, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Hl Brown Jr'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, “Hl Brown Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hl-brown-jr-4337 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).