WELL · 42-363-34611 · DISTRICT 7
Big Brushy #1
Palo Pinto County · Strawn NW. (Marble Falls) field · Vertical
Big Brushy #1 (API 42-363-34611) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged December 10, 2014, last operated by Upham Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 16, 1996, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Upham, Chester R., JR. and has since transferred to Upham Oil & Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 8.24K barrels of oil and 128K mcf of gas since May 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Upham, Chester R., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Mineral Wells, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 141
- Phone
- (940) 325-4491
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upham Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Upham Oil & Gas Companythrough Dec 2004 |
| Latest permit | Upham, Chester R., Jr.Dec 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1997
- completed
- 8.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 128K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 10, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brushy O-8-28217 | Strawn, NW. (Marble Falls) | Upham Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 8.24K | 128K | May 1997 – 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.
- 1Upham, Chester R., Jr.May 1997 → Aug 2001
- 2Upham Oil & Gas CompanySep 2001 → Jul 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456285-99 | Drill | Upham, Chester R., Jr. | Dec 13, 1996 | Dec 16, 1996 | Jan 16, 1997 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28217 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 3,520 | -2,205 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LM. | 4,028 | -2,713 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,667 | 3,672 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 322 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 4,002 | 7.875 | 180 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 | Sep 30, 1997 | Jun 8, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-363-34611 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34611 → 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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