WELL · 42-041-31984 · DISTRICT 3
Payne Ranch Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Producing · Horizontal
Payne Ranch Unit #1 (API 42-041-31984) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed October 3, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued May 22, 2006, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Unit Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 94.6K barrels of oil and 108K mcf of gas since October 2006, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Unit Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
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 | Unit Petroleum CompanyMay 22, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 22, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 2006
- completed
- 94.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 108K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Ranch Unit O-3-24997 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 94.6K | 108K | Oct 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,294 · prior 12 8,523(-61%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,954 · prior 12 4,673(-37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Brighton Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2006 → Jan 2008
- 2Unit Petroleum CompanyFeb 2008 → Jun 2012
- 3Manti Exploration Operating LLCJul 2012 → Nov 2013
- 4Sabalo Exploration Operating,llcDec 2013 → Aug 2014
- 5MD America Energy, LLCSep 2014 → Apr 2022
- 6Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMay 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619623-97 | Drill | Unit Petroleum Company | Feb 16, 2007 | May 22, 2006 | May 31, 2006 | 8,900 |
| 619623-98 | Drill | Brighton Energy, L.L.C. | Sep 26, 2006 | May 22, 2006 | May 31, 2006 | 8,600 |
| 619623-99 | Drill | Brighton Energy, L.L.C. | May 19, 2006 | May 22, 2006 | May 31, 2006 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24997 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,903 | -7,613 |
| WoodbineBASE WOODBINE "C" | 8,074 | -7,784 |
| Eagle FordTOP EAGLEFORD SHALE | 8,080 | -7,790 |
| Buda | 8,533 | -8,243 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,155 | 16,645 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,789 | 14.75 | 2,022 S |
| 7.625 | 8,155 | 9.875 | 210 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 28, 2007 | Feb 20, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-041-31984 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31984 → 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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