Brown County, IL oil and gas wells

Name: Brown County, IL oil and gas wells
Creator: Illinois State Geological Survey

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

Operator	Active	Wells here
Longhorn Resources	0	75
Calhoun Research & Development	0	45
R & R Enterprises	0	33
Homco, Ltd.	0	32
Texas Gas & Oil Co.	0	31
Henry Energy Corp.	0	29
Midland Minerals Corp.	0	28
Black Star Petroleum	0	27
Bush, Henry L.	0	27
Pannell, Thomas W.	0	25
Quest Petroleum Co.	0	25
Two Rivers Petroleum Co., Inc.	0	24
Wright, Earnest	0	22
Jasper Oil Company	0	19
Shoots, George M.	0	19
Natural Gas Producers	0	18
St. Clair Industries, Inc.	0	18
Longhorn Resources, Inc.	0	17
Taines, Michael	0	17
Buckhorn Oil Co.	0	15
Lariat Oil & Gas Co.	0	14
Hollo Resources, Inc.	0	13
Lehne, Donald	0	13
Missouri Energy Dev.	0	13
Texas American Oil Corp.	0	13

Well	API / ID	Status	Type	Operator
Hofsess 1	12-009-20936	Plugged	Dry hole	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess 3	12-009-21022	Plugged	Dry hole	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess 1-B	12-009-21032-0100	Permitted	Unknown	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess - Southfork 2-A	12-009-21444-0100	Status not reported	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess Northfork 1	12-009-20535	Plugged	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess Northfork 3	12-009-20659	Plugged	Dry hole	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess Northfork 2	12-009-21090	Plugged	Dry hole	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess S. Fork 3	12-009-20715	Plugged	Unknown	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess Southfork 2	12-009-20631	Plugged	Unknown	🔒 Sign in free
Hofsess Southfork 2-A	12-009-21050	Plugged	Dry hole	🔒 Sign in free
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