WELL · 42-179-30794 · DISTRICT 10
Brown -B- #1B
Gray County · Panhandle East field · Producing · Vertical
Brown -B- #1B (API 42-179-30794) is a well in Gray County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed May 13, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 25, 1980, permitted to 2,375 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Natural Gas CO. and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Natural Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (405) 252-8100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Natural Gas Co.Jul 25, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,375
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1980
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown -B- G-14-93505 | Panhandle, East | Bce-Mach III LLC | 1 | 0 | 66.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,286 · prior 12 1,353(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Jul 1996 → Apr 2006
- 3Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Sep 2014
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2014 → Jun 2022
- 5Bce-Mach III LLCAug 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87862-99 | Drill | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Jul 25, 1980 | Jul 25, 1980 | — | 2,375 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-93505 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,153 | 2,354 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 596 | 10.25 | 400 S |
| 1.5 | 2,363 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,415 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 3, 1981 | — |
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 42-179-30794 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-30794 → 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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