WELL · 42-173-31287 · DISTRICT 8
Brunson 18 #2
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Brunson 18 #2 (API 42-173-31287) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged April 14, 2023, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1982 and 2013, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Orbit Crude, Inc. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Anhydirte, Yates, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its 2 leases have reported 10K barrels of oil and 23.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Orbit Crude, Inc.; 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 Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | Orbit Crude, Inc.Apr 24, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 17, 2011
- completed
- 10K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 17, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 14, 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-10-44211 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 5.87K | 13.2K | Aug 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Brunson -18- O-10-30720 | Dewey Lake (Strawn) | Orbit Crude, Inc. | 1 | 4.17K | 9.93K | Jan 1993 – May 2014 |
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.
- 1U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2007
- 2Orbit Crude, Inc.Jul 2010 → Feb 2018
- 3DE3 Operating LLCMar 2018 → Oct 2018
- 4OXY USA Inc.Oct 2020 → Sep 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760781-99 | Recompletion | Orbit Crude, Inc. | Apr 15, 2013 | Apr 24, 2013 | Sep 25, 2009 | 10,966 |
| 301071-99 | Recompletion | Hendon Exploration, Inc. | Apr 11, 1986 | Apr 14, 1986 | — | 10,966 |
| 220628-99 | Recompletion | L & B Oil Co. Inc. | Nov 14, 1983 | Nov 14, 1983 | — | 10,966 |
| 160033-99 | Drill | L & B Oil Co. Inc. | May 6, 1982 | May 6, 1982 | May 8, 1982 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30720 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-44211 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,523 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydirte | 1,250 | 1,273 |
| Yates | 1,940 | 583 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,800 | -3,277 |
| Spraberry | 6,095 | -3,572 |
| Dean | 7,864 | -5,341 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,140 | -5,617 |
| Strawn | 9,952 | -7,429 |
| Strawn | 9,953 | -7,430 |
| StrawnSTRAWN/PENN | 9,953 | -7,430 |
| Atoka | 10,190 | -7,667 |
| MississippianMISS | 10,534 | -8,011 |
| Mississipian | 10,534 | -8,011 |
| Woodford | 10,594 | -8,071 |
| Devonian | 10,648 | -8,125 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 10,648 | -8,125 |
| Fusselman | 10,945 | -8,422 |
| FusselmanFUSSLEMAN | 10,945 | -8,422 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,352 | 8,362 | Perforated |
| 8,392 | 8,412 | Perforated |
| 9,954 | 10,198 | Perforated |
| 9,965 | 10,198 | Perforated |
| 9,980 | 9,990 | Perforated |
| 10,194 | 10,198 | Perforated |
| 10,793 | 10,805 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 305 | 17.5 | 420 S |
| 9.625 | 3,466 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 10,966 | 8.75 | 1,450 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 | Mar 13, 2014 | May 6, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1986 | Jun 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1984 | Dec 23, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 26, 1984 | Dec 23, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 17, 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 42-173-31287 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31287 → 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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