TEXAS · WELLS · KENT COUNTY · BRANCH "242" LEASE · API 42-263-31653 · DISTRICT 7B
Branch 242 #1
Kent County · Hot Springs (Lower Tannehill) field · Vertical
Branch 242 #1 (API 42-263-31653) is a plugged well in Kent County, plugged July 14, 2017, last operated by Canan Mowrey Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 1999, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc. and has since transferred to Canan Mowrey Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Top Merkel Lime, Coleman Junction, Top Needle Creek Lime, Top Stockwether Lime.
Its lease has reported 81.4K barrels of oil and 393 mcf of gas since September 1999, last reporting in December 2017. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 118
- Phone
- (940) 687-2214
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Canan Mowrey Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Canan Mowrey Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2015 |
| Latest permit | Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.Jul 13, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1999
- completed
- 81.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 393
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1999 THROUGH Dec 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 14, 2017
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch "242" O-11-68130 | Hot Springs (Lower Tannehill) | Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC | 2 | 81.4K | 393 | Sep 1999 – Dec 2017 |
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.
- 1Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.Sep 1999 → Dec 2008
- 2Canan Mowrey Operating, LLCJan 2009 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485804-99 | Drill | Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc. | Jul 12, 1999 | Jul 13, 1999 | Aug 29, 1999 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 1999 | Branch 242 O-11-68130 | Hot Springs (Lower Tannehill) | Canan Mowrey Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,959 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top Merkel Lime | 1,220 | 739 |
| Coleman JunctionTOP COLEMAN JUNCTION LM | 3,270 | -1,311 |
| Top Needle Creek Lime | 3,715 | -1,756 |
| Top Stockwether Lime | 3,730 | -1,771 |
| TannehillTOP TANNEHILL SAND | 3,907 | -1,948 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,907 | 3,908 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 811 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 265 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 9, 1999 | Sep 23, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-263-31653 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-31653 → 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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