WELL · 42-197-31409 · DISTRICT 9
Brown 51 #1
Hardeman County · Conley W. (Chappel) field · Vertical
Brown 51 #1 (API 42-197-31409) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged September 5, 1997, last operated by Foree Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 11, 1997, permitted to 8,300 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Conglomerate, Mississippian, Chester, Meramac Ls.
Its lease has reported 626 barrels of oil since May 1997, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Terrell, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 42
- Phone
- (214) 363-8095
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foree Oil Company |
| Production reports | Foree Oil Companythrough Aug 1997 |
| Latest permit | Foree Oil CompanyMar 11, 1997 |
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 15, 1997
- completed
- 626
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 15, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 5, 1997
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 51 O-13-29334 | Conley, W. (Chappel) | Foree Oil Company | 1 | 626 | 0 | May 1997 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Foree Oil CompanyMay 1997 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459726-98 | Drill | Foree Oil Company | May 19, 1997 | Mar 11, 1997 | Mar 29, 1997 | 8,300 |
| 459726-99 | Drill | Foree Oil Company | Mar 11, 1997 | Mar 11, 1997 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29334 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,457 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 7,330 | -5,873 |
| MississippianMISS. | 7,600 | -6,143 |
| Chester | 7,800 | -6,343 |
| Meramac LS | 7,930 | -6,473 |
| Chappel | 8,000 | -6,543 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,028 | 8,048 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 399 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 8,348 | 7.875 | 275 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 10, 1997 | May 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-197-31409 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31409 → 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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