WELL · 42-157-32013 · DISTRICT 3
American Breco #1
Fort Bend County · Rosenberg North (Upper Wilcox) field · Vertical
American Breco #1 (API 42-157-32013) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged February 23, 2021, last operated by Gaither Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 1998, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Anschutz Exploration Corporation and has since transferred to Gaither Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Catahoula, Jackson, Yegua, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Anschutz Exploration Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (281) 830-7878
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gaither Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Gaither Petroleum Corporationthrough Apr 2016 |
| Latest permit | Anschutz Exploration CorporationMay 11, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 11, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Jun 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Breco G-3-170429 | Rosenberg, North (Upper Wilcox) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 12.6M | Jul 1998 – Jun 2021 |
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.
- 1Anschutz Exploration CorporationJul 1998 → Feb 2003
- 2Synergy Oil & Gas, L.P.Mar 2003 → Mar 2010
- 3Gaither Petroleum CorporationApr 2010 → Apr 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476106-99 | Drill | Anschutz Exploration Corporation | May 8, 1998 | May 11, 1998 | May 17, 1998 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-170429 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 108 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,958 | 11,998 | Perforated |
| 12,361 | 12,584 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,498 | 17.5 | 2,160 S |
| 9.625 | 8,404 | 12.25 | 2,475 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 12, 1998 | Sep 30, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-157-32013 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32013 → 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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