WELL · 42-211-32024 · DISTRICT 10
E.S.F. Brainard W #2196
Hemphill County · Mendota NW. (Cherokee) field · Vertical
E.S.F. Brainard W #2196 (API 42-211-32024) is a well in Hemphill County operated by Midgard Energy Company, completed November 25, 1993.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 11, 1993, permitted to 11,350 ft.
It was permitted by Maxus Exploration Company and has since transferred to Midgard Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Pl, Bd, Doug, Tonk.
Its 2 leases have reported 10K barrels of oil and 984K mcf of gas since November 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Maxus Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 28, 2003
- Permits on file
- 357
- Phone
- (281) 681-7206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Midgard Energy Company |
| Production reports | Mmgl Txph, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Maxus Exploration CompanyAug 11, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1993
- completed
- 10K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 984K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainard, E.S.F. "W" G-14-158545 | Mendota, NW. (Cherokee) | Mmgl Txph, LLC | 1 | 0 | 791K | Mar 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| E.S.F. Brainard "W" O-14-6943 | Mendota, NW. (Cherokee) | Midgard Energy Company | 1 | 10K | 193K | Nov 1993 – Aug 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,537 · prior 12 5,308(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Maxus Exploration CompanyNov 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Midgard Energy CompanyFeb 1995 → Sep 1997
- 3Crescendo Resources, L.P.Oct 1997 → Mar 2000
- 4Amoco Production CompanyApr 2000 → Dec 2001
- 5BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Feb 2020
- 6Blackbeard Operating, LLCMar 2020 → Sep 2023
- 7Mmgl Txph, LLCOct 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413460-99 | Drill | Maxus Exploration Company | Jul 2, 1993 | Aug 11, 1993 | Sep 13, 1993 | 11,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-158545 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-6943 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,678 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PL | 3,170 | -492 |
| BD | 4,012 | -1,334 |
| Doug | 6,948 | -4,270 |
| Tonk | 7,746 | -5,068 |
| KC | 8,171 | -5,493 |
| Cleve | 8,792 | -6,114 |
| L/CM | 8,990 | -6,312 |
| DM | 9,238 | -6,560 |
| Chero | 9,636 | -6,958 |
| Cleveland | 10,390 | -7,712 |
| 13 FL | 11,050 | -8,372 |
| MW | 11,202 | -8,524 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,068 | 10,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,712 | 12.25 | 1,038 S |
| 4.5 | 10,450 | 7.875 | 765 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 12, 1996 | Apr 8, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1994 | Dec 16, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-211-32024 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-211-32024 → 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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