WELL · 42-401-31554 · DISTRICT 6
Brazeal #1
Rusk County · Tatum North (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Brazeal #1 (API 42-401-31554) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged May 7, 2015, last operated by Reynolds Drilling CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 30, 1982, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Paluxy, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Shreveport, LA · P-5 Y, filed Jun 8, 2012 · 123 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Reynolds Drilling Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Tanos Exploration, LLCthrough May 2012 |
| Latest permit | Reynolds Drilling Co., Inc.Sep 30, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 7, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazeal G-6-110484 | Tatum, North (Cotton Valley) | Memorial Production Oper. LLC | 1 | 0 | 174K | Jan 1993 – May 2015 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Relico Oil & GasOct 1994 → Dec 1994
- 3Mustang Energy Inc.Jan 1995 → Oct 2003
- 4Brothers Production Company Inc.Nov 2003 → Dec 2003
- 5Cavalry Resources LLCJan 2004 → May 2005
- 6Bowles Energy, Inc.Jun 2005 → Feb 2007
- 7Riverstone Energy Operating, LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2010
- 8Tanos Exploration, LLCMay 2010 → May 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174345-99 | Drill | Reynolds Drilling Co., Inc. | Sep 30, 1982 | Sep 30, 1982 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-110484 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 358 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 4,010 | -3,652 |
| PettitPETTET | 6,670 | -6,312 |
| Travis Peak | 6,971 | -6,613 |
| Cotton ValleyBASE COTTON VALLEY "B" | 9,060 | -8,702 |
| TaylorTOP TAYLOR | 10,198 | -9,840 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,230 | 10,462 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,235 | 12.5 | 950 S |
| 8.625 | 2,235 | 12.25 | 950 sx |
| 2.375 | 10,156 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,588 | 7.875 | 725 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 7, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 4, 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 42-401-31554 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31554 → 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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