WELL · 42-051-31358 · DISTRICT 3
Beran J. #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Beran J. #1 (API 42-051-31358) is a plugged horizontal well in Burleson County, plugged May 20, 1982, last operated by Alcorn Prod CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1995, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Alcorn Prod CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 206K barrels of oil and 132K mcf of gas since May 1995, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Victoria, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Mar 21, 1996 · 50 permits on file · (512) 575-7421
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alcorn Prod Co. |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyMay 1, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 1, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 6, 1981
- completed
- 206K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 132K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 6, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 20, 1982
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beran Unit O-3-22846 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 206K | 132K | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,257 · prior 12 2,429(-7%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 856 · prior 12 773(+11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gemini Exploration CompanyJun 1995 → Jun 1995
- 2Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.Jul 1995 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 5Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Oct 2012
- 6Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 7Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 8Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 9Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435387-99 | Reenter | Gemini Exploration Company | May 1, 1995 | May 1, 1995 | May 3, 1995 | 7,750 |
| 109326-99 | Drill | Alcorn Prod Co. | Feb 23, 1981 | Feb 23, 1981 | Feb 28, 1981 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22846 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 338 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,112 | -6,774 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,242 | 11,619 | Perforated |
| 7,273 | 9,075 | Perforated |
| 7,600 | 7,722 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,701 | 14.75 | 1,550 S |
| 7.625 | 7,177 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 7,566 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,245 | 9.875 | 615 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 5, 1996 | Jul 17, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 16, 1982 | — |
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 42-051-31358 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31358 → 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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