WELL · 42-297-32411 · DISTRICT 2
Brooks Hodges #1
Live Oak County · Houdman (Pettus C) field · Vertical
Brooks Hodges #1 (API 42-297-32411) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged May 17, 2016, last operated by Bright North Explorations Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1996, permitted to 3,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hockley, Pettus.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.85K barrels of oil and 452 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Bright North Explorations Ltd.
Canada · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2015 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bright North Explorations Ltd. |
| Production reports | Bright North Explorations Ltd.through Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Bright North Explorations Ltd.Feb 14, 1996 |
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1981
- completed
- 1.85K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 452
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 17, 2016
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Hodges Unit O-2-8138 | Houdman (Hockley) | Bright North Explorations Ltd. | 1 | 981 | 0 | Sep 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Brooks Hodges O-2-6369 | Houdman (Pettus C) | Bright North Explorations Ltd. | 1 | 871 | 452 | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Clay Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Anderson Petro-Equipment, Inc.Sep 1994 → Jan 1995
- 3Bright North Explorations Ltd.Sep 1995 → Jun 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444799-99 | Recompletion | Bright North Explorations Ltd. | Feb 14, 1996 | Feb 14, 1996 | Aug 28, 1995 | 3,150 |
| 84763-99 | Drill | Forney, Bill, Inc. | Jun 2, 1980 | Jun 2, 1980 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6369 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8138 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 2,328 | -2,003 |
| Pettus | 3,136 | -2,811 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,351 | 2,355 | Perforated |
| 3,168 | 3,177 | Perforated |
| — | 3,177 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 833 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 2.375 | 3,094 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,386 | 7.875 | 745 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 | Apr 17, 1996 | Feb 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1996 | Jan 9, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 9, 1981 | — |
| 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 42-297-32411 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-32411 → 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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