WELL · 42-163-31579 · DISTRICT 1
Bracewell Frank A #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Bracewell Frank A #1 (API 42-163-31579) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged February 19, 2004, last operated by Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 17, 1978, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Fair Energy and has since transferred to Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.3K barrels of oil and 13.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc.
Permitted by Fair Energy; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Forest, CA · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Freedom Energy, Inc. (I)through Apr 1998 |
| Latest permit | Fair EnergyJan 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.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1978
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1979
- completed
- 30.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 19, 2004
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracewell, Frank "A' O-1-13868 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc. | 3 | 1.6K | 3 | Jun 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Bracewell, Frank O-1-4871 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Freedom Energy, Ltd. | 8 | 28.7K | 13.3K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2HPC Operating, Inc.Jan 1994 → May 1994
- 3Freedom Energy, Inc. (I)Jun 1994 → Apr 1998
- 4Penrod Oil Company of Texas, IncJul 1994 → Sep 1994
- 5Mobile Production Systems, Inc.Oct 1994 → Oct 1994
- 6Pearsall Energy Group, Inc.Nov 1994 → Feb 1995
- 7Ginco Operating Co.May 1995 → Jul 1995
- 8Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Sep 1995 → Jun 1996
- 9Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.Jul 1996 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16497-99 | Drill | Fair Energy | Jan 17, 1978 | Jan 17, 1978 | Feb 4, 1978 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4871 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13868 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,368 | 6,464 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 470 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 6,325 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,900 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Jul 13, 1994 | May 29, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1989 | May 29, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 29, 1979 | — |
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 42-163-31579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31579 → 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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