WELL · 42-311-32852 · DISTRICT 1
Bracken 1 #83
McMullen County · J. A. Bracken (Wilcox 6900) field · Vertical
Bracken 1 #83 (API 42-311-32852) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Swift Energy Company, completed February 9, 1991.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Dale Operating Company and has since transferred to Swift Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dale Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2006 · 719 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Swift Energy Company |
| Production reports | EL Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.through May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Dale Operating CompanyApr 14, 1993 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 362K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1991
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken "B" G-1-144920 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 362K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bracken "1" G-1-137779 | J. A. Bracken (Wilcox 6900) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1999 |
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 → 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 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410691-99 | Recompletion | Dale Operating Company | Apr 13, 1993 | Apr 14, 1993 | Oct 29, 1992 | 10,800 |
| 379011-98 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Apr 5, 1991 | Oct 5, 1990 | — | 10,800 |
| 379011-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Oct 5, 1990 | Oct 5, 1990 | Nov 18, 1990 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-137779 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-1-144920 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,993 | 6,996 | Perforated |
| 10,322 | 10,376 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,498 | 12.25 | 580 S |
| 4.5 | 10,559 | 7.875 | 2,135 S |
| 4.5 | 10,559 | 21.6 | 5,525 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 | Nov 1, 2001 | Oct 25, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1993 | Apr 16, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1991 | Mar 8, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1991 | — | Yes |
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 42-311-32852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32852 → 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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