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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumford 7 | 12-009-20901 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 8 | 12-009-20902 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 10 | 12-009-21078 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 11 | 12-009-21295 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 12 | 12-009-21326 | Plugged | Oil | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 13 | 12-009-21327 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 14 | 12-009-21328 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 15 | 12-009-21467 | Plugged | Oil | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 16 | 12-009-21468 | Plugged | Oil | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford 17 | 12-009-21831 | Plugged | Dry hole | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
| Mumford 19 | 12-009-21832 | Plugged | Dry hole | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
| Mumford 1-A | 12-009-21866 | Plugged | Dry hole | Sunset Petroleum Co. |
| Mumford, B. 1 | 12-009-20602 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford, B. 2 | 12-009-20603 | Plugged | Dry hole | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumford, B. 3 | 12-009-20604 | Plugged | Oil | Shoots, George M. |
| Mumme 1 | 12-009-21454 | Plugged | Dry hole | Copeland Drilling, Inc. |
| NOFTZ 2 | 12-009-21648 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ewing Oil & Expl., Inc. |
| Nash 1 | 12-009-21152 | Plugged | Dry hole | Barker, Clinton |
| Nations 1 | 12-009-00123 | Plugged | Dry hole | Watson, Donald |
| Nations 1 | 12-009-20828 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cortez Oil, Inc. |
| Neff 1 | 12-009-21458 | Plugged | Dry hole | Jasper Oil Company |
| Neff, William 1 | 12-009-20507 | Plugged | Dry hole | Great River Exploration |
| Nelson 1 | 12-009-00083 | Plugged | Dry hole | Davis, Charles A. |
| Nelson 2 | 12-009-00104 | Plugged | Dry hole | Davis, Charles A. |
| Nelson 1 | 12-009-21245 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kerr, Ken |
| Newenham 1 | 12-009-00144 | Plugged | Dry hole | Athene Development Company, Inc. |
| Newenham 1 | 12-009-20613 | Plugged | Dry hole | Jasper Oil Company |
| Newenham 2 | 12-009-20614 | Plugged | Dry hole | Jasper Oil Company |
| Newenham 1-A | 12-009-20768 | Plugged | Dry hole | Lariat Oil & Gas Co. |
| Newenham 2-A | 12-009-20769 | Plugged | Dry hole | Lariat Oil & Gas Co. |
| Newenham 1 | 12-009-20987 | Plugged | Dry hole | Onset Petroleum Corp. |
| Newenham East 1 | 12-009-21437 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rusco Petroleum, Inc. |
| Newenham East 2 | 12-009-21438 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rusco Petroleum, Inc. |
| Newenham East 3 | 12-009-21439 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rusco Petroleum, Inc. |
| Newenham East 4 | 12-009-21440 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rusco Petroleum, Inc. |
| Newenham East 5 | 12-009-21659 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rusco Petroleum, Inc. |
| Newenham Farm 12-5 | 12-009-20988 | Plugged | Dry hole | Onset Petroleum Corp. |
| Newenham S 1 | 12-009-00061 | Plugged | Dry hole | Coleman F M |
| Newenham West 3 | 12-009-21447 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rusco Petroleum, Inc. |
| Newenham, S. 1 | 12-009-00053 | Plugged | Dry hole | Simmons |
| Newton 1 | 12-009-00062 | Plugged | Dry hole | Fairbairn J W |
| Newton 1 | 12-009-21024 | Plugged | Dry hole | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Newton 3 | 12-009-21242-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Candell Energy Ltd. |
| Newton 2 | 12-009-21654 | Plugged | Dry hole | Candell Energy Ltd. |
| Noftz 1 | 12-009-20386 | Plugged | Dry hole | King, W. L. |
| Noftz 1 | 12-009-20918 | Plugged | Oil | Dble. Diamond Energy Corp. |
| Noftz 1 | 12-009-21040-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ewing Oil & Expl., Inc. |
| Noftz 1 | 12-009-21782 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hollenkamp, Richard E. |
| Noftz 2 | 12-009-21783 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hollenkamp, Richard E. |
| Noftz 3 | 12-009-21784 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hollenkamp, Richard E. |
| Noftz 3 | 12-009-21888-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Grenelefe Oil Co., Inc. |
| Noftz 3-A | 12-009-21891 | Plugged | Dry hole | Grenelefe Oil Co., Inc. |
| Norton 1 | 12-009-00226 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell & Houston |
| Norton 1-P | 12-009-00233 | Plugged | Dry hole | Petrolini Corp. |
| Norton 2 | 12-009-00234 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell & Houston |
| Norton 1 | 12-009-00302 | Plugged | Dry hole | Miller, Harold & Victor |
| Norton 1 | 12-009-20605 | Plugged | Dry hole | Homco, Ltd. |
| Norton 1 | 12-009-20729-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Two Rivers Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| Norton 4-P | 12-009-20783 | Plugged | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| Norton 3-P | 12-009-20796 | Plugged | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| Norton 4-T | 12-009-20797 | Plugged | Dry hole | Homco, Ltd. |
| Norton 4 | 12-009-21716 | Plugged | Unknown | Two Rivers Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| Norton, Donald 1 | 12-009-20495 | Plugged | Dry hole | Werner, Jesse |
| Norton, Roy 1 | 12-009-00336 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pannell, Thomas W. |
| Norton, Wayne 1 | 12-009-20808 | Plugged | Dry hole | Mt. Sterling Exploration |
| O'Connor 1 | 12-009-00145 | Plugged | Dry hole | Smith, Henry P. |
| Oakley 1 | 12-009-21755 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hummon Corp. |
| Oakley 1 | 12-009-21920 | Plugged | Dry hole | Earth Products |
| Oakley, Roger 1 | 12-009-20637 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bumber, Tom |
| Obelaender 4 | 12-009-00376 | Plugged | Dry hole | Borelli, Gerald E. |
| Oberlaender 16-18 | 12-009-00257-0100 | Plugged | Other | Rudolphstein, Ltd. |
| Oberlaender 1 | 12-009-00371 | Plugged | Dry hole | Borelli, Gerald E. |
| Oberlaender 7 | 12-009-20379 | Plugged | Dry hole | Borelli, Gerald E. |
| Oberlaender 10-45 | 12-009-22278 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rudolphstein, Ltd. |
| Oberlaender, Don 6 | 12-009-20377 | Plugged | Dry hole | Borelli, Gerald E. |
| Oberlander 3 | 12-009-21127 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buckhorn Oil Co. |
| Oberlander 11 | 12-009-21352 | Plugged | Oil | Buckhorn Oil Co. |
| Oberlander 2A | 12-009-21883 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buckhorn Oil Co. |
| Oberlander 3-23 | 12-009-21986-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Rudolphstein, Ltd. |
| Oberlander 6-SD | 12-009-22368 | Plugged | Dry hole | Source Dynamics, Inc. |
| Oberlander 8-SD | 12-009-22370 | Plugged | Dry hole | Source Dynamics, Inc. |
| Oberlander 17-SD | 12-009-22380 | Plugged | Unknown | Source Dynamics, Inc. |
| Oberlander 20-SD | 12-009-22383 | Plugged | Unknown | Source Dynamics, Inc. |
| Obie-Straun 1 | 12-009-22328 | Plugged | Dry hole | Obie Oil International L.L.C. |
| Orr 1 | 12-009-00124-0200 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buck & Bock |
| Orr 1 | 12-009-20932 | Plugged | Dry hole | R & R Enterprises |
| Orr 1 | 12-009-22280 | Plugged | Dry hole | Urstar Oil Co. |
| Orr, Clara 1 | 12-009-00124 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buck & Bock |
| Orr, Clara 1 | 12-009-00124-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buck & Bock |
| Orr, Clara 1 | 12-009-00124-0300 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buck, Alvin J. |
| Orr, Clara 2 | 12-009-00262 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bock & Buck |
| Paisley 1 | 12-009-21774 | Plugged | Dry hole | Terra Minerals, Inc. |
| Paisley 1-B | 12-009-21819 | Plugged | Dry hole | Terra Minerals, Inc. |
| Paisley, J. 1 | 12-009-00082 | Plugged | Dry hole | Russell, Richard L. |
| Parish 1 | 12-009-00236 | Plugged | Dry hole | Petrolini Corp. |
| Parke, Joseph & Lizzie 1 | 12-009-00043 | Plugged | Dry hole | Pure Oil Company |
| Parker 1 | 12-009-00189 | Plugged | Dry hole | Baldwin, Don H. |
| Parker C-1 | 12-009-00289 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cameron, Donald R. |
| Parker 2 | 12-009-00300 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cameron, Donald R. |
| Parker 1 | 12-009-00314 | Plugged | Dry hole | Siloam Oil Corp. |