WELL · 42-329-34225 · DISTRICT 8
Brunson 42 #1
Midland County · Azalea East (Strawn) field · Vertical
Brunson 42 #1 (API 42-329-34225) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged February 13, 2020, last operated by Cog Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 1, 1999, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Cog Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Strawn, Devonian, Fusselman.
Its lease has reported 131K barrels of oil and 554K mcf of gas since February 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ricks Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 4,568 permits on file · (432) 853-2355
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | COG Operating LLC |
| Production reports | COG Operating LLCthrough Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Rising Star Energy, L.L.C.Dec 1, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2000
- completed
- 131K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 554K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 13, 2020
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunson "42" O-10-36277 | Azalea,east (Strawn) | COG Operating LLC | 2 | 131K | 554K | Feb 2000 – 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.
- 1Ricks Exploration, Inc.Feb 2000 → Dec 2003
- 2Concho Exploration IncJan 2004 → Mar 2004
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2004 → Mar 2010
- 4Three Rivers Operating Co LLCApr 2010 → Jul 2012
- 5COG Operating LLCAug 2012 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489951-98 | Drill | Ricks Exploration, Inc. | Apr 14, 2000 | Dec 1, 1999 | — | 11,800 |
| 489951-99 | Drill | Rising Star Energy, L.L.C. | Dec 1, 1999 | Dec 1, 1999 | Dec 9, 1999 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36277 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,626 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,178 | 10,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 317 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 9.625 | 5,565 | 12.25 | 545 S |
| 7 | 10,311 | 8.75 | 540 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 | Jun 16, 2000 | Apr 19, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-329-34225 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-34225 → 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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