WELL · 42-173-31227 · DISTRICT 8
Brunson 18 #1
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Brunson 18 #1 (API 42-173-31227) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged August 21, 2023, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1982, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Hendon, William E., JR. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.01K barrels of oil and 674 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hendon, William E., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | Hendon, William E., Jr.Jun 4, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 4, 1982
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 1982
- completed
- 1.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 674
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2023
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunson 18 O-10-52665 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 67 | 0 | Sep 2019 – Nov 2023 |
| Brunson -18- O-10-27764 | Dewey Lake (Wolfcamp) | U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc. | 1 | 941 | 674 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2020 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2023
- 2OXY USA Inc.Jul 2023 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166060-99 | Other | Hendon, William E., Jr. | Jun 4, 1982 | Jun 4, 1982 | Jul 4, 1982 | 11,200 |
| 137584-99 | Drill | Diamond Chemicals Company | Oct 22, 1981 | Oct 22, 1981 | Oct 31, 1981 | 11,190 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27764 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-52665 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,565 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,550 | 8,790 | Perforated |
| 8,550 | 9,837 | Perforated |
| 9,020 | 9,325 | Perforated |
| 9,669 | 9,784 | Perforated |
| 9,814 | 9,837 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 520 | 17.5 | 460 S |
| 13.375 | 520 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,530 | 11 | 870 S |
| 9.625 | 4,530 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 9,940 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,190 | 5.5 | 1,020 S |
| 5.5 | 11,190 | — | — |
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 20, 2019 | Dec 5, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 2019 | Dec 5, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 12, 1982 | — |
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 42-173-31227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31227 → 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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