WELL · 42-149-31975 · DISTRICT 3
Brunner #3
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Brunner #3 (API 42-149-31975) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged October 16, 1989, last operated by Challenger Oil.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1984, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Natura Energy Corp and has since transferred to Challenger Oil on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Natura Energy Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Challenger Oil |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Natura Energy CorpDec 31, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 16, 1989
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunner O-3-18665 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Challenger Oil | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263624-99 | Drill | Natura Energy Corp | Mar 15, 1985 | Dec 31, 1984 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18665 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,169 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,920 | -5,751 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,920 | 8,050 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,012 | 11 | 395 S |
| 4.5 | 8,204 | 7.875 | 815 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 | Jul 29, 1985 | Jul 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 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 42-149-31975 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31975 → 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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