TEXAS · WELLS · GONZALES COUNTY · BROWN INVESTMENTS LEASE · API 42-177-32803 · DISTRICT 01
Brown Investments #3H
Gonzales County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Producing · Horizontal
Brown Investments #3H (API 42-177-32803) is a horizontal well in Gonzales County operated by Ensign Natural Resources II LLC, completed January 28, 2021 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 11, 2012, permitted to 11,342 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil EF LLC and has since transferred to Ensign Natural Resources II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 569K barrels of oil and 723K mcf of gas since August 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Ensign Natural Resources II LLC
Permitted by Marathon Oil EF LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 13
- Phone
- (346) 809-4062
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCDec 11, 2012 |
- 11,342
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2021
- completed
- 569K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 723K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2021
- 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Investments O-1-16284 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 3 | 569K | 723K | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,743 · prior 12 8,755(-12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,825 · prior 12 14,829(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 752713-98 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Feb 6, 2013 | Dec 11, 2012 | Jan 14, 2013 | 18,000 |
| 752713-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Dec 5, 2012 | Dec 11, 2012 | Jan 14, 2013 | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2021 | Brown Investments O-1-16284 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Ensign Natural Resources II LLC | Producing | 11,342 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 10,438 | -10,117 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,700 | -10,379 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,342 | -11,021 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,716 | 18,372 | Perforated |
| 11,716 | 18,561 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,890 | 12.25 | 1,975 S |
| 5.5 | 18,736 | 8.5 | 3,078 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 17, 2021 | Feb 25, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2013 | Sep 18, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2013 | Apr 12, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-177-32803 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-32803 → 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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