WELL · 42-311-34092 · DISTRICT 1
Bracken A #2018
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Vertical
Bracken A #2018 (API 42-311-34092) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Swift Energy Operating LLC, completed October 10, 2008.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 3, 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo, Lwr Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.64K barrels of oil and 374K mcf of gas since October 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2017 · 630 permits on file · (832) 217-9362
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Swift Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Swift Energy Operating, LLCSep 3, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 3, 2008
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 2008
- completed
- 2.64K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 374K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 2008
- 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 "A" G-1-249882 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 257K | Jul 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Bracken "A" O-1-15006 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 2.64K | 118K | Oct 2008 – Oct 2009 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,351 · prior 12 3,864(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy Operating, LLCOct 2008 → Jun 2017
- 2Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCJul 2017 → Dec 2017
- 3EL Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jan 2018 → Dec 2024
- 4Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668829-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | Aug 11, 2008 | Sep 3, 2008 | Sep 15, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-249882 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-15006 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 2,788 | -2,535 |
| Queen City | 3,066 | -2,813 |
| Carrizo | 4,606 | -4,353 |
| LWR Wilcox | 6,793 | -6,540 |
| L Wade | 6,974 | -6,721 |
| Navarro | 8,104 | -7,851 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,934 | 9,960 | Perforated |
| 9,934 | 9,980 | Perforated |
| 9,960 | 9,980 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,525 | 12.25 | 524 S |
| 3.5 | 10,242 | — | — |
| 3.5 | 10,300 | 7.875 | 1,760 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 | Sep 29, 2009 | Jul 29, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Aug 5, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2009 | Jan 9, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-311-34092 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-34092 → 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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