TEXAS · WELLS · HOOD COUNTY · BRATTEN RANCH LEASE · API 42-221-30187 · DISTRICT 6E
Bratten Ranch #4
Hood County · Bratten (Big Saline) field · Vertical
Bratten Ranch #4 (API 42-221-30187) is a plugged well in Hood County, plugged September 27, 2012, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 6, 1977, permitted to 5,100 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2012 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Jun 6, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 6, 1977
- last permit issued
- May 16, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 27, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratten Ranch G-8-72353 | Bratten (Big Saline) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 105K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2012 |
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.
- 1E.G. OperatingJan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Simpson Oil & Land Co.May 1996 → Jun 1998
- 3Dabb Energy CompanyJul 1998 → Nov 1999
- 4St. Johns Operating #1 L.P.Mar 2000 → May 2003
- 5Peak Operating of Texas, LLCJun 2003 → Jan 2005
- 6Peak Energy Operating #2, LLCFeb 2005 → Jun 2006
- 7XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2006 → Apr 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Jun 6, 1977 | Jun 6, 1977 | — | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1977 | Bratten Ranch G-8-72353 | Bratten (Big Saline) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,003 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 4.5 | 5,100 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Jun 13, 1977 | — |
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 42-221-30187 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30187 → 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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