TEXAS · WELLS · YOAKUM COUNTY · API 42-501-31594 · DISTRICT 7B
Brownfield #1
Yoakum County · Wasson field · Vertical
Brownfield #1 (API 42-501-31594) is a plugged well in Yoakum County, plugged March 18, 1988, last operated by Cholla Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 17, 1978, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Melton, Joe, Drlg. CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Cholla Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Melton, Joe, Drlg. Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 23, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,085
- Phone
- (214) 692-7052
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cholla Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Melton, Joe, Drlg. Co., Inc.May 17, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 17, 1978
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 1978
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 1988
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24439-99 | Drill | Melton, Joe, Drlg. Co., Inc. | May 17, 1978 | May 17, 1978 | Jul 11, 1978 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 1978 | Brownfield O-11-62283 | Wasson | Cholla Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,385 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 460 | — | 285 S |
| 4.5 | 5,498 | — | 300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 28, 1978 | — |
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 42-501-31594 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-31594 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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