WELL · 42-049-31770 · DISTRICT 7
Bush Bryan #5
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Bush Bryan #5 (API 42-049-31770) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged January 15, 1996, last operated by Beta Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 10, 1978, permitted to 1,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sikes, Arlas M. and has since transferred to Beta Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sikes, Arlas M.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 17 permits on file · (210) 492-5030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Beta Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sikes, Arlas M.Jul 10, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 15, 1996
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; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush, Bryan O-8-13027 | Brown County Regular | Beta Oil Corporation | 9 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2001 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28216-99 | Drill | Sikes, Arlas M. | Jul 10, 1978 | Jul 10, 1978 | — | 1,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-13027 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,094 | 1,104 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,125 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,128 | 6.75 | 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 19, 1978 | Yes |
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 42-049-31770 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-31770 → 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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