WELL · 42-495-30454 · DISTRICT 8
Brown-Altman Unit #3
Winkler County · Vertical
Brown-Altman Unit #3 (API 42-495-30454) is a permitted well in Winkler County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1977 and 2000, permitted to 9,494 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including L. Clearfork, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp, Mississippian.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMay 26, 2000 |
- 9,494
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 26, 2000
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Altman Unit G-10-183533 | Emperor (Devonian) | Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Brown-Altman Unit O-10-24870 | Emperor (Wolfcamp,upper) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2001 |
| Brown-Altman Unit G-10-176616 | Emperor (Wichita Albany) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2000 – Jul 2000 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495549-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | May 26, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | Jun 16, 2000 | 9,494 |
| 490757-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Dec 30, 1999 | Dec 30, 1999 | Jan 17, 2000 | 9,494 |
| 247018-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | Jun 21, 1984 | Aug 2, 1984 | — | 7,000 |
| 14214-99 | Recompletion | Continental Oil Company | Dec 16, 1977 | Dec 16, 1977 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-176616 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-183533 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-24870 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,841 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L. Clearfork | 6,006 | -3,165 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,492 | -3,651 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,106 | -4,265 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI LIME | 7,956 | -5,115 |
| Devonian | 9,042 | -6,201 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 9,278 | -6,437 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,940 | 7,124 | Perforated |
| 7,144 | 9,231 | Perforated |
| 9,056 | 9,231 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 211 | 26 | 425 S |
| 20 | 221 | 24 | 425 S |
| 13.375 | 2,400 | 17.5 | 1,740 S |
| 7 | 8,316 | 8.625 | 1,350 S |
| 7 | 8,316 | 8.75 | 1,350 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 | Nov 29, 2001 | Feb 20, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | May 15, 2000 | Apr 14, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 19, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-495-30454 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-30454 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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