WELL · 42-311-32455 · DISTRICT 1
Bracken Ranch Whitehead #42
McMullen County · Wheeler-Mag (Huff) field · Vertical
Bracken Ranch Whitehead #42 (API 42-311-32455) is a plugged well in Mcmullen County, plugged February 22, 1994, last operated by Dale Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 13, 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Whitehead Oil Co.Mar 13, 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 13, 1986
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 22, 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-1-130824 | Wheeler-Mag (Huff) | Dale Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299590-99 | Drill | Whitehead Oil Co. | Mar 13, 1986 | Mar 13, 1986 | — | 1,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-130824 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 168 | 12.25 | 60 S |
| 4.5 | 1,223 | 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 | Jul 6, 1989 | Apr 17, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-311-32455 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32455 → 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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