WELL · 42-055-31579 · DISTRICT 1
Brown Guy #1
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Vertical
Brown Guy #1 (API 42-055-31579) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged July 23, 2019, last operated by Eagle Ford Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1980, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Bob'S Oil & Gas Operating CO. and has since transferred to Eagle Ford Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.13K barrels of oil and 1.72K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bob's Oil & Gas Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (239) 269-7966
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagle Ford Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc.through Jul 2014 |
| Latest permit | Bob's Oil & Gas Operating Co.Sep 29, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1980
- completed
- 1.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.72K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 2019
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Guy O-1-6526 | Luling-Branyon | Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc. | 2 | 1.13K | 1.72K | 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.
- 1Success Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Pitchfork Oil & Gas, Inc.Dec 1995 → May 1997
- 3Lif-Tex Oil Recovery, Inc.Sep 1997 → Dec 1997
- 4Austin Operating, LLC.Jan 1998 → Dec 1998
- 5Caltex Energy Co.May 2003 → Mar 2011
- 6Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc.Apr 2011 → Jul 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94106-99 | Drill | Bob's Oil & Gas Operating Co. | Sep 29, 1980 | Sep 29, 1980 | — | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6526 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | 2,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 2,100 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,360 | 7.875 | 395 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 | Dec 8, 1980 | — |
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 42-055-31579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-31579 → 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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