WELL · 42-447-36683 · DISTRICT 7
Brown-Merrick 431 #5
Throckmorton County · Jack Austin (Strawn SD) field · Injection · Vertical
Brown-Merrick 431 #5 (API 42-447-36683) is a well in Throckmorton County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed June 16, 2017 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 6, 2016, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Bennett Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including San Andres, Frye - Disposal, Wolfcamp, Flippen - Disposal.
Its lease has reported 239K barrels of oil and 73.1K mcf of gas since September 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 99.7K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through August 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bennett Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 382 permits on file · (940) 232-5537
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bennett Resources, Inc.May 6, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 6, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 2017
- completed
- 239K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 73.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 2017
- 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 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Merrick 431 O-8-31588 | Jack Austin (Strawn SD) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 14 | 239K | 73.1K | Sep 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,689 · prior 12 23,227(-45%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,117 · prior 12 11,228(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bennett Resources, Inc.Sep 2014 → Mar 2024
- 2Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Apr 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 815369-99 | Drill | Bennett Resources, Inc. | May 3, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | Jun 7, 2016 | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-31588 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - DISPOSAL | 480 | 925 |
| Frye - Disposal | 720 | 685 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP - DISPOSAL | 794 | 611 |
| Flippen - Disposal | 836 | 569 |
| Cook - Disposal | 918 | 487 |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN - DISPOSAL | 998 | 407 |
| Sunsight - Disposal | 1,068 | 337 |
| Swastika - Disposal | 1,200 | 205 |
| CiscoCISCO - DISPOSAL | 1,340 | 65 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Hickory - Disposal | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,066 | 4,088 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 121 | 12.25 | 105 S |
| 5.5 | 4,393 | 7.875 | 555 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 7, 2017 | Aug 29, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jul 19, 2016 | Jul 18, 2016 | 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 42-447-36683 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-447-36683 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 99.7K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 843K
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000115502 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,500 | 2,000 | 4,066–4,088 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 99,730 · prior 12 100,434(-1%)
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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