James A Brown Drilling
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James A Brown Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (8%) are active, 5 (38%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
1
Plugged
5
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James A Brown Drilling operate?
James A Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (13). Its 13 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 James A Brown Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of James A Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does James A Brown Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (15%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Byler, David 4 in Clinton, KY at 2,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clinton (KY), Todd (KY) and Clay (KY).
Notable wells operated by James A Brown Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byler, David 4 | 16-053-03572 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | 2,000 ft |
| Tuggle, James 2 | 16-053-03493 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | 1,875 ft |
| Brown, J A 1 | 16-053-01181 | Orphaned | Oil | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | 1,875 ft |
| Neal Lease 1 | 16-053-00759 | Active | Oil | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | 1,864 ft |
| Byrd, Elvin 6 | 16-053-03718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Elmore, Rube 1 | 16-053-03719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | 1,850 ft |
| Bowlin, Gayle 1 | 16-053-01399 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | 1,800 ft |
| Byler, David 5 | 16-053-03573 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | — |
| Penick, Nat 1 | 16-219-00062 | Other status | Other type | Todd, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | — |
| Taylor, John E 2 | 16-051-01115 | Other status | Other type | Clay, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | — |
| Byler, David 6 | 16-053-03574 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | — |
| Byler, David 3 | 16-053-03571 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | James A Brown Drilling Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James A Brown Drilling operate?
James A Brown Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James A Brown Drilling's wells are still active?
1 of James A Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does James A Brown Drilling operate wells?
James A Brown Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (13).
Does James A Brown Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of James A Brown Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James A Brown Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Byler, David 4 in Clinton, KY is the deepest at 2,000 ft.
Where James A Brown Drilling'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, “James A Brown Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-a-brown-drilling-67879 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).