Brown County, IL oil and gas wells
1,636 wells: 0 active, 1,271 plugged, run by 423 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Brown
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen,Mary J. 1-H | 12-009-00268-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Hecox, Denny R. |
| Bower 1 | 12-009-00114 | Plugged | Dry hole | LeMoyne, Rich |
| Bower, Omer 2 | 12-009-20792 | Plugged | Dry hole | Mt. Sterling Exploration |
| Boylen 3 | 12-009-21313 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Boylen 4 | 12-009-21446 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Boylen 1 | 12-009-21699 | Plugged | Dry hole | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Boylen, Mike Farm 1 | 12-009-20716 | Plugged | Dry hole | Lariat Oil & Gas Co. |
| Bradney 1 | 12-009-00136 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bullard, Harry |
| Bradney, Blanche Farm 2 | 12-009-20726 | Plugged | Dry hole | Green Lee Oil Company |
| Bridgewater 1 | 12-009-21683 | Plugged | Dry hole | Professional Petroleum, Inc. |
| Bridgewater 2 | 12-009-21684 | Plugged | Dry hole | Professional Petroleum, Inc. |
| Briggs 2 | 12-009-20839 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Briggs 3 | 12-009-20840 | Permitted | Unknown | Longhorn Resources, Inc. |
| Briggs 1-A | 12-009-20841 | Plugged | Oil | Lariat Oil & Gas Co. |
| Briggs 2C | 12-009-20861 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Briggs 2-A | 12-009-20957 | Status not reported | Oil | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. |
| Briggs 3-A | 12-009-21089 | Status not reported | Unknown | Lariat Oil & Gas Co. |
| Briggs, Walter 1 | 12-009-20671 | Plugged | Unknown | Longhorn Resources |
| Brown 1 | 12-009-00089 | Plugged | Dry hole | Reeter & Hirstein |
| Brown 1 | 12-009-21548 | Plugged | Dry hole | Precision Oil Production |
| Brown, Della 1 | 12-009-00081 | Plugged | Dry hole | Logan Oil Company |
| Browning, Estelle 1 | 12-009-00324 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buck, Alvin J. |
| Brownrigg 1 | 12-009-00130 | Plugged | Unknown | Formhals Chalmer |
| Brownrigg 1 | 12-009-00130-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Formhals Chalmer |
| Brownrigg Community 1 | 12-009-00317 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hill, William O. |
| Bullard 2 | 12-009-00166 | Plugged | Dry hole | Taubert & Steed |
| Bullard 1 | 12-009-00320 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bullard, Harry |
| Bullard 1 | 12-009-00337 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hills, William O. |
| Bullard 1 | 12-009-21067 | Plugged | Dry hole | Little Casino Oil Co. |
| Bullard 1-A | 12-009-21136 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bolinger Oil Co. |
| Bullard 2-A | 12-009-21137 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bolinger Oil Co. |
| Bullard 1 | 12-009-21514 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ram Dev. Co., Inc. |
| Bullard, F. 1-A | 12-009-21392 | Permitted | Unknown | Longhorn Resources, Inc. |
| Bullard, Harry 1 | 12-009-00072 | Plugged | Dry hole | Taubert & Steed |
| Bullard, Harry Estate KLV-3 | 12-009-22337 | Status not reported | Other | IL State Geological Survey |
| Bullard, J. 1 | 12-009-20704 | Plugged | Dry hole | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Bullard, L. 1 | 12-009-21393 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Bullard, L. 2 | 12-009-21394 | Permitted | Unknown | Longhorn Resources |
| Bullock 1 | 12-009-21695 | Plugged | Dry hole | Great Lakes Niagran, Inc. |
| Bunch 1 | 12-009-21879 | Plugged | Dry hole | Durango Oil Company |
| Bunchman 1-A | 12-009-21852 | Plugged | Dry hole | Terra Minerals, Inc. |
| Bunchman, K. 1 | 12-009-21830 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bunchman, Kenneth A. |
| Bunfield 5 | 12-009-00065-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hill William O |
| Bunfill 5 | 12-009-00065 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hill, W. O. |
| Bunfill 1 | 12-009-00179 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hills, William O. |
| Bunfill 2 | 12-009-00180 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hills, William O. |
| Bunfill 4 | 12-009-00258 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hills, William O. |
| Bunfill 3 | 12-009-00259 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hill, William O. |
| Bunfill S-2 | 12-009-00333 | Status not reported | Other | Central Illinois Public Service |
| Bunfill 5 | 12-009-20380 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hills & Bradshaw |
| Bunfill 1 | 12-009-20834 | Plugged | Dry hole | Gardner Bros. Explor. |
| Bunfill 1 | 12-009-21698 | Plugged | Dry hole | McMillion Oil & Gas |
| Burdick, Anna 1 | 12-009-20717 | Plugged | Dry hole | R & R Enterprises |
| Burrus 1 | 12-009-21976 | Plugged | Dry hole | Self, John G. |
| Busen 1 | 12-009-00201 | Plugged | Dry hole | Niagara Oil Co. |
| Busen 3 | 12-009-20760 | Plugged | Dry hole | Sterling Sand Ltd. |
| Busen 6 | 12-009-20941 | Plugged | Dry hole | Black Star Petroleum |
| Busen 4 | 12-009-20942 | Plugged | Dry hole | Black Star Petroleum |
| Busen 5 | 12-009-20943 | Plugged | Dry hole | Black Star Petroleum |
| Busen, M. 1 | 12-009-20591 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Bush 3 | 12-009-00177-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush 3-HD | 12-009-00177-0200 | Plugged | Dry hole | Haber & Durfee |
| Bush 1 | 12-009-00244 | Plugged | Dry hole | Johnson, J. P. |
| Bush 1-P | 12-009-00280 | Plugged | Oil | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Bush 2 | 12-009-21314 | Plugged | Dry hole | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
| Bush 2 | 12-009-21452 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, "H" 1 | 12-009-00246 | Plugged | Dry hole | Heagy Jack |
| Bush, Henry 1 | 12-009-00075 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Henry 2 | 12-009-00147 | Plugged | Oil | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Henry 1-A | 12-009-00260 | Plugged | Dry hole | Haber & Durfee |
| Bush, Henry 2-A | 12-009-00264 | Plugged | Dry hole | Haber & Durfee |
| Bush, Henry 2 | 12-009-00299 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bridge, Frank A. |
| Bush, Henry & Richard 1 | 12-009-00246-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Henry & Richard 3 | 12-009-20416 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Henry R. 3 | 12-009-00177 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Henry R. 4 | 12-009-00186 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Henry R. 5 | 12-009-00214 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, LeRoy R. 3 | 12-009-00283 | Plugged | Dry hole | Woltz, Eldon A. |
| Bush, Leroy 2 | 12-009-00121 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Leroy 3 | 12-009-00142 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Leroy 1 | 12-009-21302 | Plugged | Unknown | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
| Bush, Richard 1 | 12-009-21116 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bush, Richard 5 | 12-009-21497 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Buxton, Charles E. 1 | 12-009-21315 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hopson Brothers Explor. |
| Buxton, Charles E. 1-A | 12-009-21417 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hopson Brothers Explor. |
| Camphouse 1 | 12-009-21756 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hummon Corp. |
| Carpenter 1 | 12-009-00098 | Status not reported | Oil | Yakle, James R. |
| Carpenter 2 | 12-009-00099 | Status not reported | Oil | Yakle James R |
| Carpenter 2 | 12-009-00099-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Johnson, Wayne |
| Carpenter 3 | 12-009-00143 | Plugged | Dry hole | Yakle, James R. |
| Carpenter 5 | 12-009-00169 | Plugged | Dry hole | Yakle, James R. |
| Carpenter 3-P | 12-009-00249 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Carpenter 6 | 12-009-00255 | Plugged | Oil | Yakle, James R. |
| Carpenter 6-P | 12-009-00271 | Status not reported | Oil | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Carpenter 7 | 12-009-20506 | Status not reported | Oil | Johnson, Wayne |
| Carpenter 8-A | 12-009-21406 | Permitted | Unknown | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
| Carpenter Community 4-P | 12-009-00257 | Plugged | Oil | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Carpenter, Denney Comm. 5-P | 12-009-00265 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Carpenter, Dennis 1-P | 12-009-00173 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Carpenter, Denny 2-P | 12-009-00174 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell, Thomas W. |