TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · API 42-311-33171 · DISTRICT 01
Bracken et Al #78
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Producing · Vertical
Bracken ET AL #78 (API 42-311-33171) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed April 13, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 20, 1996, permitted to 10,236 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo, Wilcox.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.4M barrels of oil and 13.7M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 56 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Swift Energy 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 | Swift Energy CompanyMar 20, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,236
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 1998
- completed
- 1.4M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 1998
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 56 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken et Al G-1-277775 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 228 | 37.7K | Mar 2015 – Apr 2026 |
| Bracken et Al O-1-8288 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 54 | 1.4M | 13.6M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| Bracken et Al G-1-168346 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 2.04K | 9.09K | Apr 1998 – Jun 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 71,758 · prior 12 53,158(+35%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,353 · prior 12 9,708(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2005
- 2Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Jun 2017
- 3Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCJul 2017 → Dec 2017
- 4El Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jan 2018 → Dec 2024
- 5Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446096-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Mar 20, 1996 | Mar 20, 1996 | Mar 17, 1998 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1998 | Bracken et Al G-1-277775 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 10,236 |
| Jul 1, 1998 | Bracken et Al O-1-8288 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Apr 13, 1998 | Bracken et Al G-1-168346 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Swift Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,047 | 10,076 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,107 | 9.875 | 285 S |
| 3.5 | 10,222 | 6.5 | 1,225 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 | Sep 14, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1998 | Jul 8, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Aug 26, 1998 | Jun 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-311-33171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33171 → 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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