WELL · 42-311-32453 · DISTRICT 1
Bracken Ranch Whitehead #41
McMullen County · Wheeler-Mag (Huff) field · Vertical
Bracken Ranch Whitehead #41 (API 42-311-32453) is a plugged well in Mcmullen County, plugged February 21, 1994, last operated by Dale Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 1986, permitted to 1,300 ft.
It was permitted by Whitehead Oil CO. and has since transferred to Dale Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Whitehead Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 424 permits on file · (940) 642-6602
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dale Operating Company |
| Production reports | Dale Operating Companythrough Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Whitehead Oil Co.Mar 11, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken Ranch Whitehead G-1-123942 | Wheeler-Mag (Huff) | Dale Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 1.33K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1994 |
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.
- 1Dale Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299311-99 | Drill | Whitehead Oil Co. | Mar 10, 1986 | Mar 11, 1986 | — | 1,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-123942 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,106 | 1,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 174 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 1,181 | 7.875 | 330 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 | May 18, 1987 | Apr 28, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-311-32453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32453 → 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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