Hl Brown Operating
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: H L BROWN OPERATING LLC · H L BROWN OPERATING, LLC
At a glance
Hl Brown Operating is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 15 (39%) are active, 15 (39%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 31 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
15
Plugged
15
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 31 |
| Michigan | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 18
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 39%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hl Brown Operating operate?
Hl Brown Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New Mexico (31) and Michigan (7). Its 31 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 Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
39% of Hl Brown Operating's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 39% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hl Brown Operating operate?
By product class, 13 (34%) are oil wells and 18 (47%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Dodd Federal #001 in Eddy, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Eddy (NM), Lea (NM), Osceola (MI) and Roosevelt (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 Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodd Federal #001 | 30-015-21041 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 99,999 ft |
| North Feather State Unit #001 | 30-025-31848 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 12,480 ft |
| Ruwe & Gulf 1-19a | 21-133-38644 | Other status | Other type | Osceola, MI | H L Brown Operating LLC | 9,825 ft |
| Corvey 1-5 | 21-133-39752 | Other status | Other type | Osceola, MI | H L Brown Operating LLC | 9,655 ft |
| Federal 27 Com #003h | 30-041-20895 | Active | Gas | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,419 ft |
| Federal 27 #006 | 30-041-20937 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,200 ft |
| Federal 27 A #002 | 30-041-20882 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,200 ft |
| Federal 27 A #001 | 30-041-20832 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,200 ft |
| W L Perkins #002 | 30-041-20981 | Orphaned | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,176 ft |
| Federal 28 #003 | 30-041-20925 | Active | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,154 ft |
| Federal 27 #004 | 30-041-20917 | Active | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,097 ft |
| Federal 27 Com #001 | 30-041-20818 | Active | Oil | Roosevelt, NM | H L Brown Operating, LLC | 9,089 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hl Brown Operating operate?
Hl Brown Operating is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (31). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hl Brown Operating's wells are still active?
15 of Hl Brown Operating's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hl Brown Operating operate wells?
Hl Brown Operating is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (31) and Michigan (7).
Does Hl Brown Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Hl Brown Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 18 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hl Brown Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dodd Federal #001 in Eddy, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Hl Brown Operating'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 Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hl-brown-operating-4372 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).