Merril J Brown Operator
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Merril J Brown Operator is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Merril J Brown Operator operate?
Merril J Brown Operator's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (4). Its 4 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Merril J Brown Operator’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Merril J Brown Operator's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Merril J Brown Operator operate?
By product class, 2 (50%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Merril J Brown Operator
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merril J Brown-Briscoe 1 | 04-029-36368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Merril J. Brown, Operator | — |
| Brown-Still 1 | 04-029-36369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Merril J. Brown, Operator | — |
| Murdoch 1 | 04-029-12058 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Merril J. Brown, Operator | — |
| Olcese 1 | 04-029-16901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Merril J. Brown, Operator | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Merril J Brown Operator operate?
Merril J Brown Operator is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Merril J Brown Operator's wells are still active?
0 of Merril J Brown Operator's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Merril J Brown Operator operate wells?
Merril J Brown Operator is the operator of record for wells in California (4).
Does Merril J Brown Operator operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Merril J Brown Operator's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Merril J Brown Operator'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, “Merril J Brown Operator — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/merril-j-brown-operator-9988 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).