TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · API 42-041-31285 · DISTRICT 03
Britten Ranch #2
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Britten Ranch #2 (API 42-041-31285) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged September 2, 1993, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1992, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Bac, Buda, T-Buda, Georgetown.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.63K barrels of oil and 4K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 2, 2000
- Permits on file
- 5,638
- Phone
- (817) 321-7424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 18, 1992 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 18, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1991
- completed
- 1.63K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 2, 1993
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britten Ranch O-3-21353 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 1.63K | 4K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1993 |
| — O-3-18605 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399328-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | May 15, 1992 | May 18, 1992 | — | 8,282 |
| 395180-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 17, 1991 | Dec 17, 1991 | Dec 18, 1991 | 8,282 |
| 269671-99 | Drill | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Mar 18, 1985 | Mar 18, 1985 | Aug 19, 1985 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1991 | Britten Ranch O-3-21353 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
| Sep 4, 1985 | Britten Ranch O-3-18605 | Kurten (Buda) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 7,600 | -7,284 |
| BudaBUDA/AUSTIN CHALK | 7,600 | -7,284 |
| Buda | 8,110 | -7,794 |
| T-Buda | 8,110 | -7,794 |
| Georgetown | 8,178 | -7,862 |
| GeorgetownTOP GEORGETOWN | 8,178 | -7,862 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,580 | 7,644 | Perforated |
| 8,133 | 8,243 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,500 | 12.25 | 1,375 S |
| 4.5 | 8,282 | 7.875 | 250 S |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 20, 1992 | Feb 10, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1992 | Sep 24, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1985 | Sep 24, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-041-31285 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31285 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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