WELL · 42-225-30867 · DISTRICT 6
Brannen J. R. #4
Houston County · Laura la Velle S. (1600) field · Vertical
Brannen J. R. #4 (API 42-225-30867) is a plugged well in Houston County, plugged September 30, 2024, last operated by A.O.E. Operators Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 5, 1992, permitted to 1,700 ft.
It was permitted by Bls Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to A.O.E. Operators Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo.
Its lease has reported 33.6K barrels of oil and 32 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BLS Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fulshear, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2025 · 15 permits on file · (713) 882-3957
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | A.O.E. Operators Inc. |
| Production reports | A.O.E. Operators, Inc.through Dec 2022 |
| Latest permit | BLS Resources, Inc.Oct 5, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 28, 1992
- completed
- 33.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 28, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 2024
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brannen, J. R. O-6-11896 | Laura la Velle, S. (1600) | A.O.E. Operators, Inc. | 4 | 33.6K | 32 | 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.
- 1BLS Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2001
- 2Blsr Operating, Ltd.Mar 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3A.O.E. Operators, Inc.Sep 2003 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404265-99 | Drill | BLS Resources, Inc. | Oct 5, 1992 | Oct 5, 1992 | Oct 14, 1992 | 1,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11896 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,250 | -937 |
| Carrizo | 1,550 | -1,237 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,583 | 1,585 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 20 | 10.75 | 6 S |
| 4.5 | 1,645 | 6.75 | 220 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 | Dec 10, 1993 | Feb 22, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 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 42-225-30867 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-30867 → 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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