WELL · 42-311-34502 · DISTRICT 1
R. Bracken #40H
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Producing · Horizontal
R. Bracken #40H (API 42-311-34502) is a horizontal well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed July 9, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 2011, permitted to 12,500 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 4 formation tops, including Navarro, Escondido, Top Of Regional Olmos Sand, Olmos.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Swift Energy Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (713) 301-7468
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 Operating, LLCFeb 11, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jul 9, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 9, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Bracken G-1-261615 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 3.25M | Jun 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,148 · prior 12 15,534(+101%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy Operating, LLCJul 2011 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709994-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | Feb 9, 2011 | Feb 11, 2011 | Apr 18, 2011 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-261615 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 198 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,264 | 16,730 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 412 | 20 | 570 S |
| 10.75 | 7,860 | 14.75 | 1,035 S |
| 4.5 | 16,850 | 8.75 | 1,565 S |
| 4.5 | 16,852 | 8.75 | 1,565 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 | Jul 24, 2014 | Mar 3, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2011 | Aug 9, 2011 | 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 42-311-34502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-34502 → 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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