TEXAS · WELLS · WICHITA COUNTY · BROWN & CROSS LEASE · API 42-485-40251 · DISTRICT 7C
Brown & Cross #53
Wichita County · Wichita County (Special) field · Producing · Vertical
Brown & Cross #53 (API 42-485-40251) is a well in Wichita County operated by Waggoner Operating L.L.C., completed April 2, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1985, permitted to 2,040 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Waggoner Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Megargle Limestone.
Its lease has reported 223K barrels of oil and 155K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 39 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Vernon, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 2026
- Permits on file
- 80
- Phone
- (940) 552-2521
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. |
| Production reports | Dara Operating Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 29, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,040
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1985
- completed
- 223K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 39 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown & Cross O-13-26756 | Wichita County (Special) | Waggoner Operating, L.L.C. | 39 | 223K | 155K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,607 · prior 12 3,430(+5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,273 · prior 12 3,834(-67%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coda Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Jul 2000
- 3WG Operating, Inc.Aug 2000 → May 2012
- 4Halcon Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Layline Energy I LLCNov 2013 → Dec 2019
- 6Vinland Texas Services LLCJan 2020 → Feb 2024
- 7Dara Operating Company, LLCMar 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265427-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jan 28, 1985 | Jan 29, 1985 | Mar 6, 1985 | 2,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1985 | Brown & Cross O-13-26756 | Wichita County (Special) | Waggoner Operating L.L.C. | Producing | 2,040 |
| Apr 2, 1985 | Brown & Cross O-13-5296 | Wichita County Regular | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Megargle Limestone | 1,640 | -452 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 198 | 333 | Perforated |
| 758 | 764 | Perforated |
| 962 | 968 | Perforated |
| 1,311 | 1,385 | Perforated |
| 1,634 | 1,953 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 137 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 2,025 | 7.875 | 575 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 | Oct 6, 1987 | Apr 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1985 | Apr 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-485-40251 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-40251 → 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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