TEXAS · WELLS · DAWSON COUNTY · BROWN, B. C. LEASE · API 42-115-33093 · DISTRICT 7B
Brown B. C. #3037
Dawson County · Joy Snell S. (Canyon Reef) field · Producing · Directional
Brown B. C. #3037 (API 42-115-33093) is a well in Dawson County operated by Birch Operations Inc., completed February 18, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 21, 2003, permitted to 9,350 ft.
It was permitted by Exco Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Birch Operations Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 378K barrels of oil and 209K mcf of gas since October 2003, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exco Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 619
- Phone
- (832) 701-1776
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Birch Operations Inc. |
| Production reports | Birch Operations, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exco Resources, Inc.Feb 21, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 21, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 2004
- completed
- 378K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 209K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2003 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, B. C. O-11-68632 | Joy Snell, S. (Canyon Reef) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 1 | 378K | 209K | Oct 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,474 · prior 12 8,838(-4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 575(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exco Resources, Inc.Oct 2003 → Jan 2013
- 2Exco/Hgi JV Assets, LLCFeb 2013 → Jun 2014
- 3Compass Energy Operating, LLCJul 2014 → Feb 2023
- 4Birch Operations, Inc.Mar 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527161-98 | Drill | Exco Resources, Inc. | Oct 15, 2003 | Feb 21, 2003 | — | 9,400 |
| 527161-99 | Drill | Exco Resources, Inc. | Jan 10, 2003 | Feb 21, 2003 | Aug 22, 2003 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2004 | Brown B. C. O-11-68632 | Joy Snell S. (Canyon Reef) | Birch Operations Inc. | Producing | 9,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,831 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,147 | 9,153 | Perforated |
| 9,228 | 9,240 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 348 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 9.625 | 3,552 | 12.25 | 1,285 S |
| 5.5 | 9,350 | 8.75 | 920 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 1,090 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 | Dec 9, 2004 | Sep 15, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2004 | Nov 14, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-115-33093 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-33093 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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