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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) | 12-009-21942 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| 5 M FARMS 1 | 12-009-21737 | Status not reported | Oil | Double Diamond Dev. |
| 5 M Farms 1 | 12-009-21622 | Plugged | Dry hole | Oak Brook Energy, Inc. |
| 5 M Farms 1 | 12-009-21663 | Status not reported | Oil | Longhorn Resources |
| 5 M Farms 3 | 12-009-21681 | Status not reported | Oil | Longhorn Resources |
| 5-M Farms 28-57 | 12-009-22348 | Plugged | Dry hole | Western Kentucky Petroleum, Inc. |
| 5M Farms 1-A | 12-009-21338 | Plugged | Dry hole | Ring Oil Co. |
| 5M Farms 1-A | 12-009-21390 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| ADOLF H 1 | 12-009-00037 | Plugged | Dry hole | Fell Oil Trust Co |
| Adams 1 | 12-009-21871 | Status not reported | Gas | Barker, C. & Lehne, D. |
| Adwell 1 | 12-009-00198 | Plugged | Dry hole | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Adwell 2 | 12-009-00305 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buckhorn Minerals |
| Adwell 3 | 12-009-00308 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buckhorn Minerals |
| Adwell 1-P | 12-009-00310 | Plugged | Oil | Buckhorn Minerals |
| Adwell 4 | 12-009-00315 | Plugged | Dry hole | Buckhorn Minerals |
| Alsup 1 | 12-009-21429 | Plugged | Unknown | Paradox Drill. Co., Ltd. |
| Alsup 2 | 12-009-21479 | Plugged | Unknown | Paradox Drill. Co., Ltd. |
| Armel 1 | 12-009-00022 | Plugged | Dry hole | Williams, Clyde D. |
| Arnold 3 | 12-009-21563 | Plugged | Dry hole | Jasper Oil Company |
| Arnold 1-A | 12-009-21848 | Plugged | Dry hole | Jasper Oil Producers,Inc |
| Arnold, James E. 1 | 12-009-20601 | Plugged | Oil | Jasper Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Arnold, James E. 2 | 12-009-20950 | Plugged | Oil | Jasper Oil Producers,Inc |
| Ausmus 1 | 12-009-21550 | Plugged | Dry hole | Precision Oil Production |
| BH-100 | 12-009-22401 | Status not reported | Unknown | King Oil, Inc. |
| Baker 1 | 12-009-20501 | Plugged | Dry hole | King, W. L. |
| Baker 1 | 12-009-20703-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Quest Petroleum Co. |
| Baker 1 | 12-009-21020 | Plugged | Disposal | Black Star Petroleum |
| Baker 1 | 12-009-21870 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tiger Oil Co. |
| Baker, G. 1 | 12-009-21674 | Plugged | Dry hole | Yankee Exploration |
| Baker, Robert 1 | 12-009-20703 | Status not reported | Unknown | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Balk 1 | 12-009-00195 | Plugged | Dry hole | Callihan, Mike |
| Balk, Melvin 2 | 12-009-00196 | Plugged | Dry hole | Callihan, Mike |
| Baptist 1 | 12-009-21601 | Plugged | Dry hole | Alpha Oil |
| Baptist, F. 3 | 12-009-21733 | Plugged | Dry hole | Alpha Oil |
| Barclift, W. L. S-3 | 12-009-00334 | Plugged | Other | Central Illinois Public Service |
| Barker 1 | 12-009-21933 | Plugged | Dry hole | Dodge, J. U. |
| Barker 2 | 12-009-21939 | Plugged | Dry hole | Dodge, J. U. |
| Barker 1 | 12-009-21955 | Status not reported | Oil | Earth Products |
| Barker, Richard 1 | 12-009-21730 | Plugged | Dry hole | Williams Oil & Explor. |
| Barrington 1 | 12-009-21555 | Plugged | Dry hole | Quincy Oil Co. |
| Barrington TM-1 | 12-009-21713 | Plugged | Dry hole | Terra Minerals, Inc. |
| Barrington TM-3 | 12-009-21810 | Plugged | Dry hole | Terra Minerals, Inc. |
| Barrington 2 | 12-009-21834 | Plugged | Dry hole | Terra Minerals, Inc. |
| Barry 1 | 12-009-00176 | Plugged | Dry hole | Litterly, Henry Lee |
| Barth 2 | 12-009-21372 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers |
| Barth 3 | 12-009-21373 | Plugged | Dry hole | Natural Gas Producers |
| Bauch 3 | 12-009-21944 | Plugged | Dry hole | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Bauch MM 19-1 | 12-009-21937 | Plugged | Dry hole | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Beadles 1 | 12-009-20989 | Plugged | Unknown | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Bear 1 | 12-009-21740 | Plugged | Dry hole | Salmon & Grenn Oil |
| Beard 1 | 12-009-00187 | Plugged | Dry hole | Smith, Henry P. |
| Beard 1 | 12-009-21450 | Plugged | Unknown | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
| Beard 2 | 12-009-21492 | Plugged | Dry hole | Missouri Energy Dev. Co. |
| Beard 2 | 12-009-21539 | Plugged | Unknown | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
| Beard 1 | 12-009-21862 | Plugged | Dry hole | Longhorn Resources |
| Beard, W. Lovae | 12-009-00368 | Status not reported | Unknown | Johnson, J. P. |
| Bemis 3 | 12-009-20952 | Status not reported | Oil | Black Star Petroleum |
| Bemis 1-A | 12-009-20952-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tine, Kenneth F., Jr. |
| Bemis 3 | 12-009-20995-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tine, Kenneth F., Jr. |
| Bemis 5 | 12-009-20996 | Plugged | Dry hole | Black Star Petroleum |
| Bemis 6 | 12-009-21232 | Plugged | Unknown | Black Star Petroleum |
| Bemis 8 | 12-009-21333 | Permitted | Unknown | Black Star Petroleum |
| Bemis 1 | 12-009-21709 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tine, Kenneth F., Jr. |
| Bemis 4 | 12-009-21732 | Plugged | Unknown | Tine, Kenneth F., Jr. |
| Bemis Farm 5 | 12-009-21332-0100 | Plugged | Unknown | Tine, Kenneth F., Jr. |
| Bemus 2 | 12-009-20606-0200 | Plugged | Oil | Tine, Kenneth F., Jr. |
| Bemus, O.L. 2 | 12-009-20710 | Plugged | Oil | Shoots, George M. |
| Bergmann 1 | 12-009-20847 | Plugged | Dry hole | Cortez Oil, Inc. |
| Bixby 1 | 12-009-00199 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hills, W. O. |
| Bixby, Walter 2 | 12-009-00216 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hill, William O. |
| Blackstone 1-A | 12-009-21072 | Plugged | Dry hole | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Blackstone 1 | 12-009-21448 | Plugged | Dry hole | Two Rivers Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| Blackstone Land & Cattle 1 | 12-009-20455 | Plugged | Dry hole | Energy Sources |
| Blackstone Land & Cattle 1 | 12-009-21021 | Plugged | Dry hole | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Blackstone Land & Cattle 1 | 12-009-21023 | Plugged | Unknown | Midland Minerals Corp. |
| Blackstone Land & Cattle 1 | 12-009-21767 | Status not reported | Unknown | Compton Land & Mineral |
| Blackstone Land/Cattle 5 | 12-009-21765 | Status not reported | Unknown | Compton Land & Mineral |
| Blair 1 | 12-009-20853 | Plugged | Unknown | Stout, Frank M. |
| Blythe, C. L. 1 | 12-009-21371 | Plugged | Dry hole | Williams Oil & Explor. |
| Boadenkicher, R.A. 1 | 12-009-20587 | Plugged | Dry hole | H.D.B. Investments |
| Bond 1 | 12-009-21936 | Plugged | Dry hole | Calhoun Research & Development |
| Bordenkricher, Charles 1 | 12-009-00019 | Plugged | Dry hole | Vette, Walter |
| Bowen 1 | 12-009-00151 | Plugged | Dry hole | McClelland, George |
| Bowen 2 | 12-009-00279 | Plugged | Dry hole | Wright, Earnest |
| Bowen 3 | 12-009-00298 | Plugged | Dry hole | Wright, Earnest |
| Bowen 1 | 12-009-00303-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hecox, Denny R. |
| Bowen 4 | 12-009-00323 | Plugged | Dry hole | Wright, Earnest |
| Bowen 5 | 12-009-21582 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen 6 | 12-009-21611 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen 7 | 12-009-21612 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen 7-A | 12-009-21738 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen, Charles 1 | 12-009-00051 | Plugged | Dry hole | Sangamon Oil Co |
| Bowen, Mary 1 | 12-009-00109 | Plugged | Dry hole | S & S Oil Company |
| Bowen, Mary 4 | 12-009-21485 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen, Mary 1 | 12-009-21495 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen, Mary 2 | 12-009-21496 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen, Mary 9 | 12-009-21757 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bush, Henry L. |
| Bowen, Mary J. 2 | 12-009-00163 | Plugged | Dry hole | S & S Oil Co. |
| Bowen, Mary J. 1 | 12-009-00303 | Plugged | Dry hole | Jay-Vee Development Corp. |
| Bowen, Mary J. #1-H 1-H | 12-009-00268 | Plugged | Dry hole | Wright, Earnest |