WELL · 42-311-32736 · DISTRICT 1
Bracken G #87
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Vertical
Bracken G #87 (API 42-311-32736) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed April 25, 1989.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 16, 1989, permitted to 10,800 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 3 leases have reported 5.61K barrels of oil and 405K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 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 CompanyFeb 16, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 25, 1989
- completed
- 5.61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 405K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 25, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken "D" O-1-14342 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 5.61K | 107K | May 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Bracken "D" G-1-144921 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 298K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2001 |
| Bracken 1 -87- O-1-12247 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Dale Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1993 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,694 · prior 12 3,092(-13%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 77 · prior 12 0
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 → May 2023
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Oct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356143-98 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Mar 13, 1989 | Feb 16, 1989 | — | 10,800 |
| 356143-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Feb 16, 1989 | Feb 16, 1989 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-144921 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12247 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14342 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 212 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,200 | -2,988 |
| Carrizo | 4,850 | -4,638 |
| Wilcox | 6,000 | -5,788 |
| Escondido | 7,780 | -7,568 |
| Olmos | 9,610 | -9,398 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,722 | 9,732 | Perforated |
| 10,350 | 10,368 | Perforated |
| 10,464 | 10,516 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,552 | 12.25 | 473 S |
| 4.5 | 10,800 | 7.875 | 790 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 23, 2001 | May 14, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1993 | Apr 16, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | May 26, 1989 | May 16, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | May 19, 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 42-311-32736 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32736 → 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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