WELL · 42-285-31744 · DISTRICT 2
Brown Reuben #1
Lavaca County · Evans (7815) field · Vertical
Brown Reuben #1 (API 42-285-31744) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged October 6, 1995, last operated by Mosbacher Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1983, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Mosbacher Production CO. and has since transferred to Mosbacher Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 5.34K barrels of oil and 24 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 1996.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mosbacher Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 8, 2025
- Permits on file
- 97
- Phone
- (713) 546-2500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mosbacher Energy Company |
| Production reports | Ffa Petroleum Servicesthrough Jan 1995 |
| Latest permit | Mosbacher Production Co.Aug 10, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1983
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 5.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 6, 1995
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, Reuben O-2-7226 | Evans (7815) | Ffa Petroleum Services | 1 | 5.34K | 24 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1996 |
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.
- 1Gary Oil & GasJan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Richardson, Marshall T.May 1994 → Oct 1994
- 3Ffa Petroleum ServicesDec 1994 → Jan 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205046-99 | Drill | Mosbacher Production Co. | Aug 10, 1983 | Aug 10, 1983 | Aug 25, 1983 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7226 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 137 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,390 | 5,396 | Perforated |
| 7,770 | 7,783 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 80 | 14 | 210 S |
| 9.625 | 1,490 | 12.25 | 473 S |
| 9.556 | 1,490 | 12.25 | 473 S |
| 2.375 | 7,670 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,100 | 8.75 | 795 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 | Oct 3, 1989 | Feb 19, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1987 | Feb 19, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1984 | Oct 19, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 19, 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 42-285-31744 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31744 → 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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