WELL · 42-287-31652 · DISTRICT 3
Branch #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Branch #1 (API 42-287-31652) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged March 26, 2009, last operated by Keystone Exploration Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 13, 1984, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Keystone Exploration Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 24.3K barrels of oil and 142K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
College Sta, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 2008 · 27 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Keystone Exploration Inc |
| Production reports | Keystone Exploration, Incthrough Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Jun 13, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1984
- completed
- 24.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 142K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 26, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch O-3-18199 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Keystone Exploration, Inc | 1 | 24.3K | 142K | 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.
- 1Snyder Oil CorporationJan 1993 → May 1996
- 2Keystone Exploration, IncJun 1996 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241736-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 11, 1984 | Jun 13, 1984 | Nov 11, 1984 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18199 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 265 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 8,546 | -8,281 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,393 | -9,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,632 | 9,854 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,501 | 12.25 | 1,225 S |
| 5.5 | 9,987 | 8.75 | 315 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 21, 1985 | Jan 20, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-287-31652 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31652 → 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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