TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · BRACKEN, R. LEASE · API 42-311-33984 · DISTRICT 01
Bracken R. #18
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bracken R. #18 (API 42-311-33984) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed November 18, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 22, 2007, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo, L. Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 1.02K barrels of oil and 371K mcf of gas since November 2007, last reporting volume in May 2025.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Swift Energy Operating, LLC; 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 May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Swift Energy Operating, LLCAug 22, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 2007
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 2007
- completed
- 1.02K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 371K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2007 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 2007
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2025
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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, R. G-1-232723 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 1.02K | 371K | Nov 2007 – May 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 204 · prior 12 2,097(-90%)
Wells named Bracken R.
Varas Energy Operating Company's other wells filed under this lease name in McMullen County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy Operating, LLCNov 2007 → Jun 2017
- 2Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCJul 2017 → Dec 2017
- 3El Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jan 2018 → Feb 2022
- 4Varas Energy Operating Company,Mar 2025 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 644671-98 | Drill | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | Aug 31, 2007 | Aug 22, 2007 | Oct 8, 2007 | 12,500 |
| 644671-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | Aug 20, 2007 | Aug 22, 2007 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2007 | Bracken R. G-1-232723 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2025 | 11,200 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 194 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 3,268 | -3,074 |
| Queen City | 3,580 | -3,386 |
| Carrizo | 5,128 | -4,934 |
| L. Wilcox | 7,332 | -7,138 |
| L. Wade | 7,438 | -7,244 |
| Navarro | 9,268 | -9,074 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,804 | 10,822 | Perforated |
| 10,842 | 10,866 | Perforated |
| 10,880 | 10,890 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,519 | 9.875 | 380 S |
| 3.5 | 11,180 | 6.5 | 1,360 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 | Feb 14, 2008 | Dec 31, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2008 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Feb 13, 2009. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo, L. Wilcox, L. Wade, Navarro | TIFF | 1,516 to 11,208 | Feb 13, 2009run Nov 5, 2007 | 9.16 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-311-33984 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33984 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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