WELL · 42-501-10627 · DISTRICT 8
Nelson #1
Yoakum County · Brahaney (Miss.) field · Vertical
Nelson #1 (API 42-501-10627) is a well in Yoakum County operated by Bhp Petroleum (Americas) Inc., completed November 15, 1985.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 11,232 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork, Tubb.
Its lease has reported 171K barrels of oil and 31.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 14, 2000 · 142 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.Apr 11, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,232
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1985
- completed
- 171K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1985
- 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson O-11-65774 | Brahaney | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 3 | 171K | 31.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,521 · prior 12 4,556(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Simmons, L.B. Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jul 1996 → Apr 2008
- 3Walsh Petroleum, Inc.May 2008 → Sep 2021
- 4Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Oct 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300794-99 | Recompletion | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | Apr 9, 1986 | Apr 11, 1986 | — | 11,232 |
| 288854-99 | Recompletion | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | Oct 18, 1985 | Nov 1, 1985 | — | 11,232 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-65774 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,718 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,894 | -1,176 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 6,017 | -2,299 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,588 | -2,870 |
| Tubb | 7,113 | -3,395 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,770 | -4,052 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,884 | -5,166 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,207 | 5,290 | Perforated |
| — | 11,040 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 405 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,609 | 11 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 11,124 | 7.875 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | — | — | — |
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 | May 6, 1986 | Apr 22, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1986 | Apr 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 7, 1968 | — |
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 42-501-10627 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-10627 → 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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