Who operates Brown, J. 2?

Brown, J. 2 (API 12-025-26885) is operated by E. S. Investments, Inc. according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Brown, J. 2 plugged or still active?

Brown, J. 2 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Brown, J. 2 located?

Brown, J. 2 is in Clay County, Illinois at 38.74762, -88.33540.

API 12-025-26885OrphanedOil well

Brown, J. 2

Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Es Investments

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

Spud date

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Drilling began

Completion

May 27, 1982

Plug date

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Total depth

3,450 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-025-26885
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Clay
Coordinates: 38.74762, -88.33540
State record #: 120252688500

Operator

Es Investments

Wells operated: 79
Active: 29
States: IL
As filed: E. S. Investments, Inc.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Scrugham H 2	12-025-02311	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Pure Oil Company
Briscoe - Kitley Community 1	12-025-01653	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	East Cent. Dev. Co., Inc
Brissenden, J. E. 1	12-025-02271	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Union Oil Company of CA
McCommon 2	12-025-01648	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	East Cent. Dev. Co., Inc
Brissenden, J. E. "A" 6	12-025-26993	Active	Oil	Union Oil Company of California
Diel, Gerald 1	12-159-25790	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Saverin Oil Tools, Inc.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.