WELL · 42-041-31908 · DISTRICT 3
Burgess-Melberg Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Producing · Horizontal
Burgess-Melberg Unit #1 (API 42-041-31908) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed September 4, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 7, 1997, permitted to 7,740 ft.
It was permitted by 7711 Corporation, The and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 353K barrels of oil and 340K mcf of gas since August 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by 7711 Corporation, The; 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | 7711 Corporation, TheAug 7, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,740
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 4, 1997
- completed
- 353K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 340K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 4, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess-Melberg Unit O-3-23470 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 353K | 340K | Aug 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,432 · prior 12 10,993(+13%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,651 · prior 12 7,407(+3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 17711 Corporation, TheAug 1997 → Oct 2002
- 2Arcturus Operating CompanyNov 2002 → Dec 2004
- 3TE-Ray Resources, Inc.Jan 2005 → Mar 2015
- 4TE-Ray Resources, LLCApr 2015 → Feb 2016
- 5Marlin Energy Resources, LLCMar 2016 → Aug 2017
- 6Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLCSep 2017 → Mar 2022
- 7Wildfire Energy Operating LLCApr 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465923-98 | Drill | 7711 Corporation, The | Feb 12, 1998 | Aug 7, 1997 | Aug 9, 1997 | 7,777 |
| 465923-99 | Drill | 7711 Corporation, The | Aug 7, 1997 | Aug 7, 1997 | — | 7,777 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1997 | Burgess-Melberg Unit O-3-23470 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 7,740 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 240 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,050 | -6,810 |
| Buda | 7,633 | -7,393 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,708 | 10,383 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,125 | 12.25 | 860 S |
| 5.5 | 7,708 | 7.875 | 315 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 | Jun 11, 1998 | Apr 22, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-041-31908 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31908 → 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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