WELL · 42-211-31542 · DISTRICT 10
Mahler #1-138
Hemphill County · Parsell (Morrow Upper) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mahler #1-138 (API 42-211-31542) is a well in Hemphill County operated by Bracken Operating L.L.C., completed December 30, 1982 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 8, 1982, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Payne, W. C. and has since transferred to Bracken Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Payne, W. C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Perryton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 140 permits on file · (806) 228-0138
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bracken Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.through Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Payne, W. C.Nov 8, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 8, 1982
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 986K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahler G-14-104338 | Parsell (Morrow, Upper) | Bracken Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 986K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Payne, W. C.Jan 1993 → Jun 2005
- 2Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Jul 2005 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176882-99 | Drill | Payne, W. C. | Nov 8, 1982 | Nov 8, 1982 | Nov 13, 1982 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-104338 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,415 | 10,424 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,582 | 12.25 | 2,050 S |
| 2.375 | 10,325 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,480 | — | 225 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 7, 1983 | — |
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 42-211-31542 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-211-31542 → 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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