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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf 1 | 12-009-21558 | Plugged | Dry hole | Muskegon Development Co. |
| Gulf Oil 1 | 12-009-21556 | Plugged | Dry hole | Petrotex Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Gust 1 | 12-009-21206 | Plugged | Dry hole | S & R Oil Company |
| Gust 1 | 12-009-21603 | Plugged | Dry hole | Professional Petroleum, Inc. |
| Gust 2 | 12-009-21604 | Plugged | Dry hole | Professional Petroleum, Inc. |
| Hall 1 | 12-009-00290 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cameron, Donald R. |
| Hammer 1 | 12-009-20739 | Plugged | Dry hole | MacMillan, C. A. |
| Hammer, Clyde 1 | 12-009-21162 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers, Inc. |
| Hammer, Marilyn 1 | 12-009-20975 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers |
| Hansen, Chris 1 | 12-009-00188 | Plugged | Dry hole | Wolfe, Joel |
| Hapke 1 | 12-009-21557 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Harbour 1 | 12-009-00361 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Harbour 1 | 12-009-20827 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cortez Oil, Inc. |
| Harbour Farm 2 | 12-009-20662 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bumber, Tom |
| Harper 1 | 12-009-00085 | Plugged | Dry hole | Robinson, Jack |
| Harper 1 | 12-009-00232 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bullard, Harry |
| Harper 1 | 12-009-00276 | Plugged | Oil | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Harper 1-A | 12-009-00306 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bridge, Frank A. |
| Harper, John 1 | 12-009-00183 | Plugged | Dry hole | Gunter, Bert D. |
| Harris 1 | 12-009-00141 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bullard, Harry |
| Harris 1 | 12-009-00274 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hufnagel, Elmer |
| Harris Community 1-A | 12-009-00146 | Plugged | Dry hole | Englelke, F. W. |
| Hatch, Osborne 1 | 12-009-00200 | Plugged | Dry hole | Measley, Charles |
| Hecox 1 | 12-009-00148 | Plugged | Dry hole | Four States Oil & Gas Co. |
| Hecox 6 | 12-009-20581-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Hecox 5 | 12-009-20883 | Plugged | Oil | R & R Enterprises |
| Hecox 12 | 12-009-20890 | Plugged | Unknown | R & R Enterprises |
| Hecox 1 | 12-009-22329 | Plugged | Other | Milhahn Development |
| Hecox, R.& R. 2 | 12-009-20821 | Plugged | Dry hole | R & R Enterprises |
| Hendricks 1 | 12-009-21253 | Plugged | Unknown | R & R Enterprises |
| Henrick 1 | 12-009-20970 | Plugged | Dry hole | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Henrick 2 | 12-009-21943 | Plugged | Dry hole | Lehne, Donald |
| Henricks 1 | 12-009-21903 | Plugged | Dry hole | Lehne, Donald |
| Henricks 1-A | 12-009-21940 | Plugged | Dry hole | Lehne, Donald |
| Herald 1 | 12-009-21693 | Plugged | Dry hole | Great Lakes Niagran, Inc. |
| Herren 2 | 12-009-20708 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Hess, Ronald 2 | 12-009-21255 | Plugged | Unknown | Linnenbrink,Paul & Assoc |
| Hess, Ronald Farm 1 | 12-009-21134 | Plugged | Unknown | Linnenbrink,Paul & Assoc |
| Hill Farm Well 1 | 12-009-21297 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hopson, S. C. |
| Hill, J. 1 | 12-009-00304 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frommelt, Alfred |
| Hill, Jack 1 | 12-009-00194 | Plugged | Dry hole | Erickson, Robert S. |
| Hills, C. 1 | 12-009-00343 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hills, William O. |
| Hilst 1 | 12-009-21580 | Plugged | Unknown | Omega Minerals |
| Hilst 2 | 12-009-21608 | Plugged | Dry hole | Omega Minerals |
| Hilst 3 | 12-009-21795 | Plugged | Dry hole | Omega Minerals |
| Hippen 1-B | 12-009-20536 | Plugged | Oil | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Hippen 1-D | 12-009-20538 | Plugged | Oil | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Hippen 3 DT | 12-009-20550-0300 | Plugged | Dry hole | Stout, Frank M. |
| Hippen 1 | 12-009-20728 | Plugged | Dry hole | R & R Enterprises |
| Hippen Farm 3 | 12-009-20550-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Hippen, A. & P. 2 | 12-009-20824 | Plugged | Dry hole | R & R Enterprises |
| Hoelscher 1 | 12-009-20826 | Plugged | Unknown | Petro Resources of IL |
| Hofsess 1-P | 12-009-00272 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Hofsess 1-W | 12-009-20493 | Plugged | Dry hole | Wright, Earnest |
| Hofsess 1 | 12-009-20504 | Plugged | Dry hole | Utter, Robert |
| Hofsess 1 | 12-009-20523 | Plugged | Dry hole | Calhoun Research & Development |
| Hofsess 1 | 12-009-20936 | Plugged | Dry hole | Quest Petroleum Co. |
| Hofsess 3 | 12-009-21022 | Plugged | Dry hole | Quest Petroleum Co. |
| Hofsess Northfork 1 | 12-009-20535 | Plugged | Oil | Utter, Robert |
| Hofsess Northfork 3 | 12-009-20659 | Plugged | Dry hole | Utter, Robert |
| Hofsess Northfork 2 | 12-009-21090 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Hofsess S. Fork 3 | 12-009-20715 | Plugged | Unknown | Utter, Robert |
| Hofsess Southfork 2 | 12-009-20631 | Plugged | Unknown | Utter, Robert |
| Hofsess Southfork 2-A | 12-009-21050 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Hofsess, Fred 1 | 12-009-00120 | Plugged | Dry hole | Robinson, H. E. |
| Hofsess, Fred 6 | 12-009-20937-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers |
| Hofsess, Fred 7 | 12-009-21615 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers |
| Hofsess, Fred 8 | 12-009-21616 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers |
| Hofsess, Fred 9 | 12-009-21617 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers |
| Hollenbeak 1 | 12-009-00129 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hill, William O. |
| Hollenbeak 2 | 12-009-21140 | Plugged | Dry hole | Omega Oil Corporation |
| Hollenbeak 3 | 12-009-21141 | Plugged | Dry hole | Omega Oil Corporation |
| Hollenbeak Community 1 | 12-009-21104-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Omega Oil Corporation |
| Hoover 1 | 12-009-00178 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kerwin, T. R. etal |
| Hoping, Ida 1 | 12-009-20871 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kerr, Ken |
| Hopke, H 1 | 12-009-00154 | Plugged | Dry hole | Goad, E. E. |
| House 1 | 12-009-21664 | Plugged | Oil | Buckwheat Resources,Inc. |
| House 1 | 12-009-21739 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Huddleston 1 | 12-009-00219 | Plugged | Other | Huddleston, Stanley |
| Husted 1 | 12-009-00150 | Plugged | Dry hole | Husted, Ed |
| Ingram 1 | 12-009-00088 | Plugged | Dry hole | Palacine Oil Co. |
| Ingram 2 | 12-009-00316 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ingram, Sybel & Leo |
| Jackson 2-A | 12-009-00093-0100 | Plugged | Unknown | Lariat Oil & Gas Co. |
| Jackson 1 | 12-009-20456 | Plugged | Dry hole | Wright, Earnest |
| Jackson, Tom 1 | 12-009-00273 | Plugged | Dry hole | Morton Assoc., Inc. |
| Jennings 1 | 12-009-21658 | Plugged | Dry hole | Omega Minerals |
| Jennings, M.M. 15-2 | 12-009-21904 | Plugged | Dry hole | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Jensen 1 | 12-009-00295 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carlson, John E. |
| Jesse Roberts Com. 1 | 12-009-00103 | Plugged | Dry hole | Richardson, M. H. |
| Jones 2 | 12-009-00157 | Plugged | Dry hole | Teefey, Dan |
| Jones, A. 2 | 12-009-21824 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ogle Corporation |
| Jones, Albert F. Farm "B" 1 | 12-009-21878 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ogle Corporation |
| Jones, Nelson 1 | 12-009-00139 | Plugged | Dry hole | Teefey, Dan |
| Kallenbach 1 | 12-009-21536 | Plugged | Unknown | R & R Enterprises |
| Kauffman, H. 1 | 12-009-21743 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buford Explor., Inc. |
| Kauffman, H. 2 | 12-009-21744 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buford Explor., Inc. |
| Keltz 1 | 12-009-00192-0100 | Plugged | Water supply | Kerwin, T. R. etal |
| Kendrick 1 | 12-009-20770 | Plugged | Dry hole | Houseworth Oil |
| Kendrick 1-B | 12-009-21869 | Plugged | Dry hole | B.E.S.T. Oil Co. |
| Kendrick, V. 1 | 12-009-21665 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tomlinson Equities, Inc. |