WELL · 42-029-37617 · DISTRICT 1
Applewhite Sam #7
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Applewhite Sam #7 (API 42-029-37617) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged October 1, 2014, last operated by Brander Sam H..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 30, 1986, permitted to 1,700 ft.
It was permitted by Hillside Equities, Inc. and has since transferred to Brander Sam H. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Olmos.
Its lease has reported 3.52K barrels of oil and 73 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 29 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hillside Equities, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (210) 387-9187
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brander Sam H. |
| Production reports | Brander, Sam H.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hillside Equities, Inc.Jul 30, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 1986
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 1986
- completed
- 3.52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 73
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 2014
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 29 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applewhite, Sam O-1-11714 | Somerset | Brander, Sam H. | 29 | 3.52K | 73 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 292 · prior 12 238(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Roberts, Joe E.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Maddox, Scott A.Jan 1994 → Jan 1999
- 3Austin Energy Operations, Inc.Jun 2000 → Mar 2003
- 4Tejones Operating CorporationApr 2003 → Apr 2013
- 5Brander, Sam H.Mar 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304783-99 | Drill | Hillside Equities, Inc. | Jul 30, 1986 | Jul 30, 1986 | — | 1,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11714 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,511 | 1,518 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,518 | 6.75 | 194 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 8, 1987 | Aug 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 21, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-029-37617 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-37617 → 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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