WELL · 42-163-32799 · DISTRICT 1
Brundrett-Betco #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Brundrett-Betco #1 (API 42-163-32799) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged September 24, 2004, last operated by Hawthorn Energy Partners LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Hawthorn Energy Partners LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Olmos, San Miguel, Anachacho, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 260K barrels of oil and 132K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2004.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nichols Hill, OK · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 79 permits on file · (405) 755-5900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hawthorn Energy Partners LLC |
| Production reports | Ceniza Petroleum, Inc.through Dec 2001 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 28, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1993
- completed
- 260K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 132K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 24, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brundrett-Betco O-1-12730 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLC | 1 | 260K | 132K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2004 |
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.
- 1Jenex Operating Company of TexasJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Mescalero Energy, Inc.Mar 1993 → Mar 1993
- 3Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 1993 → May 1998
- 4Ceniza Petroleum, Inc.Jun 1998 → Dec 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412224-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | May 28, 1993 | May 28, 1993 | Jun 4, 1993 | 7,500 |
| 376334-99 | Drill | Canyon Resources, Inc | Aug 7, 1990 | Aug 7, 1990 | Aug 10, 1990 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12730 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 521 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 4,948 | -4,427 |
| OlmosTOP OLMOS | 4,948 | -4,427 |
| San Miguel | 5,526 | -5,005 |
| San MiguelTOP SAN MIGUEL | 5,526 | -5,005 |
| Anachacho | 6,309 | -5,788 |
| AnacachoTOP ANACACHO | 6,309 | -5,788 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,570 | -6,049 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 6,570 | -6,049 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,384 | 12,265 | Open hole |
| 6,610 | 9,752 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 754 | 14.75 | 430 S |
| 7 | 6,338 | 9.875 | 325 S |
| 7 | — | 9.875 | 705 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 | Aug 12, 1993 | Jul 15, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1990 | Nov 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-163-32799 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32799 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/16332799, documented in the API reference.