WELL · 42-317-37068 · DISTRICT 8
Burns #1723
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Burns #1723 (API 42-317-37068) is a well in Martin County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed September 27, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 25, 2011, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Meritage Energy Company, LLC and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Spraberry, Jo Mill, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 412K barrels of oil and 830K mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meritage Energy Company, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 2011
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 2015
- completed
- 412K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 830K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns O-10-42903 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 4 | 412K | 830K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,856 · prior 12 9,986(+9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,661 · prior 12 23,237(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meritage Energy Company, LLCDec 2011 → Aug 2012
- 2Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCSep 2012 → Nov 2014
- 3OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720763-99 | Drill | Meritage Energy Company, LLC | Jul 21, 2011 | Jul 25, 2011 | Oct 24, 2011 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42903 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,791 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,526 | 9,578 | Perforated |
| 9,752 | 10,788 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 376 | 17.5 | 410 S |
| 8.625 | 4,801 | 11 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 10,889 | 7.875 | 1,025 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 | Dec 27, 2016 | Oct 3, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2013 | Mar 23, 2012 | 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 42-317-37068 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-37068 → 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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