WELL · 42-163-32148 · DISTRICT 1
Exran McBryde-Bennett #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Exran Mcbryde-Bennett #1 (API 42-163-32148) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged March 30, 1994, last operated by Miesch Exploration Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1992, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Acock Engineering & Assoc., Inc. and has since transferred to Miesch Exploration Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 12K barrels of oil and 2.09K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 1994.
Operator of record
Miesch Exploration Corporation
Permitted by Acock Engineering & Assoc., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2002 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miesch Exploration Corporation |
| Production reports | Miesch Exploration Corporationthrough Feb 1994 |
| Latest permit | Acock Engineering & Assoc., Inc.May 1, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 1, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1992
- completed
- 12K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.09K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 30, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exran McBryde-Bennett O-1-8312 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Miesch Exploration Corporation | 1 | 12K | 2.09K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 |
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.
- 1Acock Engineering & Assoc., Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Miesch Exploration CorporationJan 1994 → Feb 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398659-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Acock Engineering & Assoc., Inc. | Apr 23, 1992 | May 1, 1992 | May 22, 1992 | 6,620 |
| 151947-99 | Drill | North Texas Petroleum, Inc. | Feb 26, 1982 | Feb 26, 1982 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-8312 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 550 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 5,856 | -5,306 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,220 | -5,670 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,220 | 6,360 | Perforated |
| 6,239 | 6,685 | Perforated |
| 6,260 | 8,833 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 333 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 2.375 | 6,200 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,239 | 8.75 | 1,050 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 | Aug 31, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 24, 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 42-163-32148 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32148 → 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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