WELL · 42-311-34503 · DISTRICT 1
R. Bracken #41H
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
R. Bracken #41H (API 42-311-34503) is a horizontal well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed July 11, 2012 and listed as temp abandoned 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 3 formation tops, including Midway, Escondido, 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 | Swift Energy Operating, LLCthrough Nov 2016 |
| 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 11, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 904K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 11, 2012
- 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-1-266276 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 904K | Jan 2012 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Swift Energy Operating, LLCFeb 2012 → Nov 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709995-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | Feb 9, 2011 | Feb 11, 2011 | Dec 24, 2011 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-266276 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,153 | 13,021 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 417 | 20 | 570 S |
| 10.75 | 7,920 | 14.75 | 3,700 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 | Aug 8, 2013 | Oct 31, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 2013 | May 7, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2013 | Mar 21, 2012 | 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 42-311-34503 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-34503 → 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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