WELL · 42-237-34774 · DISTRICT 9
Bright Edwin #1
Jack County · Alco (Mississippi Lime) field · Vertical
Bright Edwin #1 (API 42-237-34774) is a well in Jack County operated by Railhead Energy Company, completed November 27, 1982.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1983, permitted to 4,442 ft.
Its lease has reported 11.4K barrels of oil and 50K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 14, 1989 · 48 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Railhead Energy Company |
| Production reports | Birdwell Oil & Gas, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Railhead Energy CompanyAug 24, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,442
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 24, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 1982
- completed
- 11.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 50K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright, Edwin O-13-23595 | Alco (Caddo Lime) | Birdwell Oil & Gas, L.L.C. | 1 | 11.4K | 50K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,150 · prior 12 2,139(+1%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 226 · prior 12 182(+24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Birdwell, C. E.Jan 1993 → Dec 2001
- 2Birdwell Oil & Gas, L.L.C.Jan 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207070-99 | Recompletion | Railhead Energy Company | Aug 4, 1983 | Aug 24, 1983 | — | 3,990 |
| 174429-99 | Drill | Railhead Energy Company | Oct 15, 1982 | Oct 15, 1982 | — | 4,442 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-23595 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,780 | 3,890 | Perforated |
| 4,420 | 4,424 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 265 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 4,035 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,303 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,442 | 4.5 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 4,442 | 7.875 | 235 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 21, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 20, 1983 | — |
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 42-237-34774 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-34774 → 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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