WELL · 42-311-32684 · DISTRICT 1
Bracken I #1
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Producing · Vertical
Bracken I #1 (API 42-311-32684) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed January 12, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 29, 1988, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by Dale Operating Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, Wilcox, Escondido.
Its lease has reported 101K barrels of oil and 446K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Dale Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 9, 2025
- Phone
- (713) 858-3002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Dale Operating CompanyJun 29, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 1989
- completed
- 101K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 446K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken "I" O-1-12182 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 5 | 101K | 446K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,024 · prior 12 3,733(+61%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 199 · prior 12 1,257(-84%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dale Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1997
- 2Swift Energy CompanyNov 1997 → Dec 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Jun 2017
- 4Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCJul 2017 → Dec 2017
- 5EL Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jan 2018 → Dec 2024
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348328-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Jun 28, 1988 | Jun 29, 1988 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1989 | Bracken I O-1-12182 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 10,300 |
| Jan 12, 1989 | Bracken I O-1-12182 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 319 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,125 | -2,806 |
| Carrizo | 4,680 | -4,361 |
| Wilcox | 7,210 | -6,891 |
| Escondido | 9,550 | -9,231 |
| Olmos | 10,032 | -9,713 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,037 | 10,046 | Perforated |
| 10,061 | 10,068 | Perforated |
| 10,078 | 10,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,521 | 13.5 | 1,419 S |
| 5.5 | 10,295 | 7.625 | 420 S |
| 5.5 | 10,295 | 8.75 | 970 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 | Aug 11, 1998 | Sep 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1990 | Sep 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1990 | Jul 16, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1989 | Feb 10, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 15, 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 42-311-32684 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32684 → 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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