Potter Brothers
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: POTTER BROTHERS · Potter Brothers
At a glance
Potter Brothers is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 2 (22%) are active, 6 (67%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
2
Plugged
6
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Potter Brothers operate?
Potter Brothers's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (8) and Kentucky (1). Its 8 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 Potter Brothers’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Potter Brothers's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% 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 Potter Brothers operate?
By product class, 8 (89%) 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 M. & I. Railroad 10-A in Marion, IL at 2,114 ft. The wells listed below sit in Marion (IL) and Warren (KY). 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 Potter Brothers
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. & I. Railroad 10-A | 12-121-28281 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 2,114 ft |
| M & I Railroad 8 | 12-121-03355 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 2,107 ft |
| M. & I. Railroad 9-A | 12-121-28280 | Active | Oil | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 2,100 ft |
| M & I R R Tr 13 6 | 12-121-05553 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 2,092 ft |
| M. & I. Railroad 3-B | 12-121-27907 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 2,080 ft |
| M & I R R Tract 13 5A | 12-121-03353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 1,890 ft |
| M. & I. Railroad 1-B | 12-121-27906 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 1,840 ft |
| M & I R R 2b | 12-121-04038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marion, IL | Potter Brothers | 1,828 ft |
| Potter Brothers 4 | 16-227-00299 | Orphaned | Oil | Warren, KY | Potter Brothers | 903 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Potter Brothers operate?
Potter Brothers is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Potter Brothers's wells are still active?
2 of Potter Brothers's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Potter Brothers operate wells?
Potter Brothers is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8) and Kentucky (1).
Does Potter Brothers operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Potter Brothers's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Potter Brothers's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, M. & I. Railroad 10-A in Marion, IL is the deepest at 2,114 ft.
Where Potter Brothers'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, “Potter Brothers — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/potter-brothers-69487 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).