WELL · 42-149-32452 · DISTRICT 3
Brown #1 H
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Brown #1 H (API 42-149-32452) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Sandel Operating Company, completed June 14, 1991 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 19, 1991, permitted to 14,225 ft.
It was permitted by Torch Operating Company and has since transferred to Sandel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 69.9K barrels of oil and 1.76M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Torch Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Huntsville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 17, 2025
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (936) 291-1002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sandel Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanyApr 19, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,225
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 1991
- completed
- 69.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.76M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 1991
- 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 O-3-21267 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 69.9K | 1.76M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,458 · prior 12 4,982(+10%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 190 · prior 12 135(+41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2Bellwether Exploration CompanySep 1997 → May 2001
- 3Mission Resources CorporationJun 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Sandel Energy, Inc.Dec 2002 → Jun 2003
- 5Sandel Operating CompanyJul 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386987-98 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Sep 11, 1991 | Apr 19, 1991 | — | 14,500 |
| 386987-99 | Drill | Torch Operating Company | Apr 19, 1991 | Apr 19, 1991 | Apr 24, 1991 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1991 | Brown O-3-21267 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sandel Operating Company | Producing | 14,225 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 472 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 10,190 | -9,718 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,783 | -10,311 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,602 | 14,225 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,266 | 14.75 | 1,730 S |
| 7 | 10,766 | 9.875 | 2,070 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 11, 1991 | Jun 28, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-149-32452 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32452 → 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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