WELL · 42-227-40889 · DISTRICT 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 C #3WA
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 C #3WA (API 42-227-40889) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Birch Operations Inc., completed April 13, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 5, 2021, permitted to 8,100 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 836K barrels of oil and 3.6M mcf of gas since February 2022, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 619
- Phone
- (832) 701-1776
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Birch Operations Inc. |
| Production reports | Birch Operations, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Birch Operations, Inc.Jan 5, 2021 |
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 5, 2021
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 2022
- completed
- 836K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
32.390673, -101.598155
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Howard County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutus Buckeye 28-40 C O-10-57326 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 3 | 836K | 3.6M | Feb 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 879,744 · prior 12 1,058,510(-17%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 23,019 · prior 12 51,568(-55%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 866696-99 | Drill | Birch Operations, Inc. | Dec 23, 2020 | Jan 5, 2021 | Jan 12, 2021 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-57326 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,587 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 883 | 1,704 |
| Rustler | 1,271 | 1,316 |
| Yates | 1,896 | 691 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,024 | 563 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,236 | -649 |
| Glorieta | 3,859 | -1,272 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,506 | -1,919 |
| Spraberry | 6,427 | -3,840 |
| Dean | 7,654 | -5,067 |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,060 | 21,063 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 499 | 17.5 | 605 S |
| 9.625 | 7,233 | 12.25 | 1,160 S |
| 5.5 | 21,099 | 8.5 | 2,590 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 | Aug 24, 2022 | May 25, 2022 | 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 42-227-40889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-40889 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 B42-227-40887
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 879 | 1,708 |
| Rustler | 1,266 | 1,321 |
| Yates | 1,896 | 691 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,018 | 569 |
| San Andres | 3,235 | -648 |
| Glorieta | 3,866 | -1,279 |
| Clear Fork | 4,505 | -1,918 |
| Spraberry | 6,426 | -3,839 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 C42-227-40890
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 882 | 1,705 |
| Rustler | 1,270 | 1,317 |
| Yates | 1,892 | 695 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,024 | 563 |
| San Andres | 3,231 | -644 |
| Glorieta | 3,840 | -1,253 |
| Clear Fork | 4,500 | -1,913 |
| Spraberry | 6,436 | -3,849 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 C42-227-40888
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 875 | 1,712 |
| Rustler | 1,277 | 1,310 |
| Yates | 1,888 | 699 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,014 | 573 |
| San Andres | 3,239 | -652 |
| Glorieta | 3,859 | -1,272 |
| Clear Fork | 4,499 | -1,912 |
| Spraberry | 6,435 | -3,848 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 D42-227-40891
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 877 | 1,710 |
| Rustler | 1,268 | 1,319 |
| Yates | 1,890 | 697 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,022 | 565 |
| San Andres | 3,236 | -649 |
| Glorieta | 3,811 | -1,224 |
| Clear Fork | 4,487 | -1,900 |
| Spraberry | 6,432 | -3,845 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 A42-227-40886
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 881 | 1,706 |
| Rustler | 1,268 | 1,319 |
| Yates | 1,898 | 689 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,016 | 571 |
| San Andres | 3,244 | -657 |
| Glorieta | 3,898 | -1,311 |
| Clear Fork | 4,505 | -1,918 |
| Spraberry | 6,439 | -3,852 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 A42-227-40885
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 877 | 1,710 |
| Rustler | 1,281 | 1,306 |
| Yates | 1,886 | 701 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,015 | 572 |
| San Andres | 3,243 | -656 |
| Glorieta | 3,923 | -1,336 |
| Clear Fork | 4,505 | -1,918 |
| Spraberry | 6,438 | -3,851 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 E42-227-40895
0.2 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 885 | 1,702 |
| Rustler | 1,276 | 1,311 |
| Yates | 1,887 | 700 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,014 | 573 |
| San Andres | 3,237 | -650 |
| Glorieta | 3,941 | -1,354 |
| Clear Fork | 4,470 | -1,883 |
| Spraberry | 6,416 | -3,829 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brutus Buckeye 28-40 E42-227-40896
0.2 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 888 | 1,699 |
| Rustler | 1,293 | 1,294 |
| Yates | 1,886 | 701 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,009 | 578 |
| San Andres | 3,226 | -639 |
| Glorieta | 3,872 | -1,285 |
| Clear Fork | 4,464 | -1,877 |
| Spraberry | 6,413 | -3,826 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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