WELL · 42-041-31514 · DISTRICT 3
Brown-Britten Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Brown-Britten Unit #1 (API 42-041-31514) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged August 15, 2024, last operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 16, 1991, permitted to 14,300 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda, Buda.
Its lease has reported 91.8K barrels of oil and 158K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Aug 2024 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJul 16, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 1991
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1991
- completed
- 91.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 158K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 15, 2024
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Britten Unit O-3-21205 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 91.8K | 158K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 5Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 6Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Mar 2022
- 7Wildfire Energy Operating LLCAug 2024 → Aug 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389956-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Nov 20, 1991 | Jul 16, 1991 | — | 12,517 |
| 389956-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jul 16, 1991 | Jul 16, 1991 | Jul 24, 1991 | 14,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21205 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,337 | -7,029 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,562 | -7,254 |
| False Buda | 8,028 | -7,720 |
| Buda | 8,090 | -7,782 |
| Georgetown | 8,270 | -7,962 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,069 | 12,517 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,520 | 14.75 | 883 S |
| 7.625 | 8,069 | 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 | Oct 21, 1991 | Sep 12, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 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 42-041-31514 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31514 → 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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