WELL · 42-181-31395 · DISTRICT 9
Brown J. N. #1
Grayson County · Gordonville West (Viola) field · Vertical
Brown J. N. #1 (API 42-181-31395) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged September 18, 2025, last operated by Tatanka Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued January 26, 2005, permitted to 19,500 ft.
It was permitted by Heape Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Tatanka Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dornick Hills, Viola, Birdseye.
Its lease has reported 65.3K barrels of oil and 260K mcf of gas since October 2005, last reporting in November 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Heape Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Whitesboro, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · (940) 736-3129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tatanka Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atoka Operating, Inc.through Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Heape Exploration, Inc.Jan 26, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 19,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 2005
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 2005
- completed
- 65.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 260K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2005 THROUGH Nov 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 18, 2025
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, J. N. O-13-30560 | Gordonville, West (Viola) | Tatanka Operating, LLC | 1 | 65.3K | 260K | Oct 2005 – Nov 2025 |
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.
- 1Heape Exploration, Inc.Oct 2005 → Dec 2020
- 2Atoka Operating, Inc.Jan 2021 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556806-97 | Drill | Heape Exploration, Inc. | Oct 26, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 | Apr 1, 2005 | 19,500 |
| 556806-98 | Drill | Heape Exploration, Inc. | Jul 15, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 | — | 19,500 |
| 556806-99 | Drill | Heape Exploration, Inc. | Jan 26, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 | — | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30560 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 782 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dornick Hills | 11,180 | -10,398 |
| Viola | 14,100 | -13,318 |
| Birdseye | 15,700 | -14,918 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,112 | 14,662 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,485 | 13.375 | 750 S |
| 7.625 | 16,875 | 9.875 | 2,000 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 | Jun 22, 2006 | Jan 5, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 9, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-181-31395 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31395 → 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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