WELL · 42-225-00427 · DISTRICT 3
Bruton 7 Unit #7L
Houston County · Ft. Trinidad E. (Glen Rose D) field · Producing · Vertical
Bruton 7 Unit #7L (API 42-225-00427) is a well in Houston County operated by Empire Texas Operating LLC, completed July 11, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 2006, permitted to 10,775 ft.
It was permitted by Parten Operating Inc. and has since transferred to Empire Texas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Glen Rose.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Parten Operating Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 18 permits on file · (539) 444-8002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Empire Texas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Empire Texas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Parten Operating Inc.Aug 28, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,775
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 11, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 724K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 11, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft.trinidad Upper Glen Rose Unit G-3-32389 | Fort Trinidad (Glen Rose, Upper) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bruton 7 Unit G-3-32718 | Ft. Trinidad, E. (Glen Rose E) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bruton 7 Unit G-3-226891 | Ft. Trinidad, E. (Glen Rose D) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 724K | Jul 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 34,253 · prior 12 29,352(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Parten Operating Inc.Jul 2006 → Aug 2008
- 2Txco Resources Inc.Sep 2008 → Dec 2009
- 3Newfield Exploration CompanyJan 2010 → Mar 2012
- 4Treadstone Energy Partners, LLCApr 2012 → Mar 2014
- 5Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LPApr 2014 → Aug 2016
- 6Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LPDec 2016 → Apr 2022
- 7Empire Texas Operating LLCMay 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 624918-99 | Recompletion | Parten Operating Inc. | Aug 24, 2006 | Aug 28, 2006 | May 11, 2006 | 10,775 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-32389 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-32718 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-226891 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 181 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,716 | 10,730 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,162 | 15 | — |
| 2.375 | 8,939 | — | — |
| 7 | 9,214 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 10,786 | — | — |
| 11.5 | 10,975 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,975 | — | — |
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 5, 2007 | Dec 22, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-225-00427 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-00427 → 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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