WELL · 42-311-32294 · DISTRICT 1

Bracken 1 #70

Plugged

McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field  · Vertical

Bracken 1 #70 (API 42-311-32294) is a plugged well in Mcmullen County, plugged April 29, 1997, last operated by Dale Operating Company.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1985, permitted to 10,400 ft.

It was permitted by Little Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Dale Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo, Wilcox.

Operator of record

Dale Operating Company

Permitted by Little Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Dallas, TX
P-5 status
Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed
Mar 10, 2025
Permits on file
424
Phone
(214) 979-9010

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleDale Operating Company
Production reportsDale Operating Companythrough Feb 1996
Latest permitLittle Oil & Gas, Inc.May 3, 1985

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,400
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
May 3, 1985
last permit issued
Aug 17, 1985
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
53.5K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1997

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 17, 1985
Shut in
—
Plugged
Apr 29, 1997

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Bracken "1" G-1-118021A.W.P. (Olmos)Dale Operating Company1053.5KJan 1993 – Apr 1997

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.

  1. 1Dale Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
274064-99DrillLittle Oil & Gas, Inc.May 3, 1985May 3, 1985—10,400

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-1-118021————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 252 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Sparta2,970-2,718
Queen City3,250-2,998
Carrizo4,862-4,610
Wilcox5,403-5,151
Escondido9,534-9,282
Olmos10,278-10,026

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,27610,332Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,53613.5670 S
5.510,4928.751,890 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 4, 1985Sep 9, 1985—
00Sep 25, 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.

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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