Petro Venture Brehm
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Petro Venture Brehm is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Venture Brehm operate?
Petro Venture Brehm's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (12). Its 12 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 Petro Venture Brehm’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petro Venture Brehm'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 Petro Venture Brehm operate?
By product class, 4 (33%) 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 Adams Farm 1 in Jefferson, IL at 3,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson (IL) and Washington (IL).
Notable wells operated by Petro Venture Brehm
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Farm 1 | 12-081-24552 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,950 ft |
| Staley-Hall 1 | 12-081-24568 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,380 ft |
| Oathout, Melvin 1 | 12-081-24475 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,341 ft |
| Tolley 1 | 12-081-24755 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,300 ft |
| Shultes 1 | 12-081-24505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,300 ft |
| Shultes 2 | 12-081-24564 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,263 ft |
| Witte 1 | 12-081-24608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,240 ft |
| Oathout Melvin 2 | 12-081-24591 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,214 ft |
| Edminson Dexter 1 | 12-081-24509 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,190 ft |
| Curlock 3 | 12-081-24600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,190 ft |
| Curlock 1 | 12-081-24587 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 3,180 ft |
| Mulhern Georgeanne 1 | 12-189-24272 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, IL | Petro Venture - Brehm | 1,565 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Venture Brehm operate?
Petro Venture Brehm is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Venture Brehm's wells are still active?
0 of Petro Venture Brehm's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petro Venture Brehm operate wells?
Petro Venture Brehm is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (12).
Does Petro Venture Brehm operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Petro Venture Brehm's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Venture Brehm's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Adams Farm 1 in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 3,950 ft.
Where Petro Venture Brehm'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, “Petro Venture Brehm — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-venture-brehm-102902 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).