WELL · 42-177-31875 · DISTRICT 1
Bruns-Miller Unit #1
Gonzales County · Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Bruns-Miller Unit #1 (API 42-177-31875) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged October 24, 2022, last operated by Modern Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 2004, permitted to 14,200 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Olmos, Anacacho.
Its 2 leases have reported 51K barrels of oil and 24.4K 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
- Based in
- Sherman, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 195
- Phone
- (903) 893-1129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Modern Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Modern Exploration, Inc.through Dec 2017 |
| Latest permit | Modern Exploration, Inc.Feb 4, 2004 |
- 14,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 2004
- completed
- 51K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 24, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruns-Miller Unit O-1-13167 | Christian (6800) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 36.2K | 24.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bruns-Miller Unit O-1-15447 | Pilgrim (Austin Chalk) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 14.8K | 23 | Apr 2004 – Jan 2023 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Torch Operating CompanyApr 1993 → Nov 1994
- 3Sabre Operating, Inc.Dec 1994 → Dec 1998
- 4Modern Exploration, Inc.Jul 2003 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541588-99 | Recompletion | Modern Exploration, Inc. | Feb 3, 2004 | Feb 4, 2004 | Feb 25, 2004 | 9,500 |
| 384334-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Feb 6, 1991 | Feb 6, 1991 | Feb 14, 1991 | 14,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13167 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-15447 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,815 | 11,087 | Open hole |
| 8,815 | 11,581 | Open hole |
| 9,229 | 13,615 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,000 | 14.75 | 900 S |
| 7.625 | 9,229 | 9.875 | 230 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 | Feb 24, 2012 | Nov 23, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 2011 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1991 | May 2, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 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 42-177-31875 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31875 → 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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