Thornton & Brooks
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Thornton & Brooks is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (43%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Thornton & Brooks operate?
Thornton & Brooks's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (7). Its 7 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Thornton & Brooks’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Thornton & Brooks's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Thornton & Brooks operate?
By product class, 2 (29%) are oil wells and 3 (43%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bryson 001 in De Soto, LA at 3,230 ft. The wells listed below sit in De Soto (LA) and Sabine (LA).
Notable wells operated by Thornton & Brooks
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson 001 | 17-031-00121 | Orphaned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Thornton & Brooks, Inc. | 3,230 ft |
| Turner 001 | 17-031-00122 | Orphaned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Thornton & Brooks, Inc. | 3,188 ft |
| E. P. Thigpen 002 | 17-031-01769 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Thornton & Brooks, Inc. | 3,001 ft |
| Reimer Calhoun 003 | 17-031-20275 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | De Soto, LA | Thornton & Brooks, Inc. | 2,874 ft |
| John S. Callon Agent 001 | 17-031-01553 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | De Soto, LA | Thornton & Brooks, Inc. | 2,728 ft |
| Desoto Swd 005 | 17-085-00048 | Orphaned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thornton & Brooks, Inc. | 2,033 ft |
| Desoto Corporation 004 | 17-085-04315 | Orphaned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thornton & Brooks, Inc. | 1,978 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Thornton & Brooks operate?
Thornton & Brooks is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Thornton & Brooks's wells are still active?
0 of Thornton & Brooks's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Thornton & Brooks operate wells?
Thornton & Brooks is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (7).
Does Thornton & Brooks operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Thornton & Brooks's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Thornton & Brooks's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bryson 001 in De Soto, LA is the deepest at 3,230 ft.
Where Thornton & Brooks'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, “Thornton & Brooks — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/thornton-brooks-70089 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).