WELL · 42-041-30938 · DISTRICT 3
Bright Sky Ranch #2
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Vertical
Bright Sky Ranch #2 (API 42-041-30938) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged March 7, 2005, last operated by Southwest Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 1983, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mcmurrey Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Southwest Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 148K barrels of oil and 123K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2005. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McMurrey Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Brenham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (979) 203-6530
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | BMG Holdings, LLCthrough Jan 2005 |
| Latest permit | McMurrey Petroleum, Inc.Apr 26, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 1983
- completed
- 148K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 123K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 7, 2005
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Sky Ranch O-3-24584 | Kurten (Buda) | Southwest Resources, Inc. | 2 | 502 | 60 | Aug 2004 – Apr 2005 |
| Bright Sky Ranch O-3-16490 | Kurten (Buda) | Southwest Resources, Inc. | 6 | 148K | 122K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2005 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Omimex Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2003
- 2TC3 Energy Services CompanyJan 2004 → Jul 2004
- 3BMG Holdings, LLCAug 2004 → Jan 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192692-99 | Drill | McMurrey Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 26, 1983 | Apr 26, 1983 | Jul 3, 1983 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16490 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24584 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,010 | 8,077 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,457 | 12.25 | — |
| 2.375 | 7,575 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,361 | 8.75 | — |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 16, 2004 | Aug 2, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 2, 1983 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-041-30938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30938 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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