WELL · 42-041-31484 · DISTRICT 3
Bright Sky Ranch #1H
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Bright Sky Ranch #1H (API 42-041-31484) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged March 15, 2005, last operated by Southwest Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 2010, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Southwest Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda, Buda.
Its 3 leases have reported 222K barrels of oil and 150K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bexco Operating, 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 | South Texas Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bexco Operating, Inc.Apr 5, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 2010
- last permit issued
- Apr 8, 1991
- completed
- 222K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 150K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 8, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 15, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Sky Ranch O-3-25588 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | South Texas Operating Company | 1 | 73.8K | 27.4K | May 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| 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 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,907 · prior 12 2,206(-14%)
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
- 4Bexco Operating, Inc.Jun 2010 → Dec 2019
- 5South Texas Operating CompanyJan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 693873-99 | Reenter | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Apr 2, 2010 | Apr 5, 2010 | Apr 20, 2010 | 7,500 |
| 383844-99 | Drill | Omimex Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 24, 1991 | Jan 24, 1991 | Feb 6, 1991 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16490 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24584 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25588 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,240 | -6,835 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,527 | -7,122 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,527 | -7,122 |
| False Buda | 8,030 | -7,625 |
| Buda | 8,095 | -7,690 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,231 | 11,303 | Open hole |
| 8,046 | 11,418 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,035 | 14.75 | 600 S |
| 7.625 | 8,046 | 9.875 | 340 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 2011 | Sep 3, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2010 | Jun 14, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 30, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 16, 2004 | May 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1991 | May 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-041-31484 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31484 → 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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