TEXAS · WELLS · EASTLAND COUNTY · EARNEST (LAKE SAND) UNIT LEASE · API 42-133-34273 · DISTRICT 6E
Earnest (Lake Sand) Unit #2
Eastland County · Ranger (Black Lime West) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Eastland County Regular · Ranger (Black Lime West)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Earnest (Lake Sand) Unit #2 (API 42-133-34273) is a well in Eastland County operated by Braka Operating L.L.C., completed December 20, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 16, 1982, permitted to 3,675 ft.
It was permitted by Ridge Oil Company and has since transferred to Braka Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 4.26K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ridge Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Ranger, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 61
- Phone
- (254) 647-3358
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Braka Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Braka Operating, L.L.C.through Feb 2010 |
| Latest permit | Ridge Oil CompanySep 16, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,675
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 1982
- last permit issued
- Dec 20, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.26K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Feb 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 20, 1984
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2010
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest (Lake Sand) Unit G-8-114446 | Ranger (Black Lime West) | Braka Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 4.26K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2010 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Braka Operating CoSep 1997 → Dec 1999
- 2Braka Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2000 → Feb 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171997-99 | Drill | Ridge Oil Company | Sep 16, 1982 | Sep 16, 1982 | — | 3,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1984 | Earnest (Lake Sand) Unit G-8-114446 | Ranger (Black Lime West) | Braka Operating L.L.C. | Producing · shut in Mar 1, 2010 | 3,675 |
| Oct 10, 1982 | Barker O-8-18220 | Ranger (Black Lime West) | Ridge Oil Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,558 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LS | 3,130 | -1,572 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LS | 3,441 | -1,883 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,446 | 3,518 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 201 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 2.375 | 3,500 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,675 | 7.875 | 175 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 | Feb 27, 1985 | Jan 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1985 | Dec 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 20, 1982 | — |
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 42-133-34273 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-133-34273 → 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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