WELL · 42-049-33784 · DISTRICT 7
Busbee #5
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Busbee #5 (API 42-049-33784) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged January 27, 2022, last operated by Mer Resources.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 1983, permitted to 1,999 ft.
It was permitted by Pierce-Western Oil and has since transferred to Mer Resources on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cross Cut.
Its lease has reported 3.39K barrels of oil and 1.18K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pierce-Western Oil; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Edmond, OK · P-5 Y, filed Dec 1, 2023 · 9 permits on file · (405) 760-3205
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mer Resources |
| Production reports | Mer Resourcesthrough Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | Pierce-Western OilSep 28, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1992
- completed
- 3.39K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 27, 2022
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 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busbee O-8-14272 | Brown County Regular | Mer Resources | 16 | 3.39K | 1.18K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hays Hilltop Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Mer ResourcesJan 2009 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215300-99 | Drill | Pierce-Western Oil | Aug 30, 1983 | Sep 28, 1983 | — | 1,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-14272 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,080 | 1,084 | Perforated |
| 1,102 | 1,108 | Perforated |
| 1,112 | 1,116 | Perforated |
| 1,124 | 1,128 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,140 | 6.75 | 175 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 | Sep 4, 1992 | Jul 28, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1985 | Mar 2, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-049-33784 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-33784 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 854
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 44.2K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2013
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000075930 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Feb 8, 2022 | 500 | 325 | 1,124–1,128 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 854 · prior 12 1,192(-28%)
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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