TEXAS · WELLS · IRION COUNTY · BROWN-MURPHEY LEASE · API 42-235-32740 · DISTRICT 6E
Brown-Murphey #1
Irion County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Brown-Murphey #1 (API 42-235-32740) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged June 2, 2017, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 22, 1986, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Bhp Petroleum (Americas) Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 7.96K barrels of oil and 119 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.Jan 22, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1986
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1986
- completed
- 7.96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 119
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 2, 2017
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-Murphey O-9-11813 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 7.96K | 119 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Antelope Production Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Antelope Energy Company, LLCSep 1995 → Jul 2012
- 3Apache CorporationAug 2012 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295998-99 | Drill | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | Jan 21, 1986 | Jan 22, 1986 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1986 | Brown-Murphey O-9-11813 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,575 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,408 | 5,194 | Perforated |
| 5,338 | 5,941 | Perforated |
| 6,114 | 6,413 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 821 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 6,500 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Mar 17, 1986 | Mar 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-235-32740 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-32740 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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