TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · BRACKEN "A" LEASE · API 42-311-32791 · DISTRICT 01
Bracken A #37
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Producing · Vertical
Bracken A #37 (API 42-311-32791) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed November 9, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1989, permitted to 10,075 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 6.35K barrels of oil and 366K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 CompanySep 29, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,075
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1989
- last permit issued
- Nov 9, 1989
- completed
- 6.35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 366K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 9, 1989
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2026
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken "A" G-1-132931 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 6.35K | 366K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 785 · prior 12 646(+22%)
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, LLCAug 2017 → Dec 2017
- 5El Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jan 2018 → Aug 2024
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364569-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Sep 29, 1989 | Sep 29, 1989 | Oct 7, 1989 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1989 | Bracken A G-1-132931 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing · shut in Jul 1, 2026 | 10,075 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 267 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,967 | -2,700 |
| Carrizo | 4,480 | -4,213 |
| WilcoxBASAL WILCOX | 7,036 | -6,769 |
| Escondido | 9,012 | -8,745 |
| Olmos | 9,769 | -9,502 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,818 | 9,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,515 | 13.5 | 455 S |
| 5.5 | 10,064 | 8.75 | 535 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 30, 1990 | Dec 18, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-311-32791 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32791 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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