WELL · 42-315-30546 · DISTRICT 6
Braden #4
Marion County · Rodessa (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Braden #4 (API 42-315-30546) is a well in Marion County operated by Ocean Energy Inc., completed March 17, 1984.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1980 and 2003, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Nadel & Gussman and has since transferred to Ocean Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Saratoga, T/Saratoga, Mass Anhydrite, T/Massive Anhydrite.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nadel & Gussman; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 2003 · 220 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ocean Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Nadel & GussmanFeb 3, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 982K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1984
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden G-6-193598 | Rodessa (Travis Peak 6610) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 950K | Dec 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Braden G-6-126549 | Rodessa (Jefferson-Dujie) | Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 31.4K | Jan 1993 – May 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14 · prior 12 54(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seagull Mid-South, Inc.Feb 1993 → May 1998
- 2Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jun 1998 → Jul 1999
- 3Nadel and Gussman, L.L.C.Dec 2002 → Dec 2007
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2008 → Mar 2023
- 5Faulconer Energy, LLCApr 2023 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527874-99 | Recompletion | Nadel & Gussman | Jan 30, 2003 | Feb 3, 2003 | Dec 18, 2002 | 6,620 |
| 335353-99 | Recompletion | Arkla, Inc. | Sep 1, 1987 | Dec 15, 1987 | — | 10,000 |
| 229880-99 | Recompletion | Arkla, Inc. | Feb 13, 1984 | Feb 21, 1984 | — | 10,000 |
| 76427-99 | Drill | Arkansas Lousiana Gas Co. | Mar 27, 1980 | Mar 27, 1980 | Apr 22, 1980 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-126549 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-193598 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 219 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga | 1,800 | -1,581 |
| T/Saratoga | 1,800 | -1,581 |
| Mass Anhydrite | 5,450 | -5,231 |
| T/Massive Anhydrite | 5,450 | -5,231 |
| Sligo | 6,440 | -6,221 |
| Travis Peak | 6,610 | -6,391 |
| T/Travis Peak | 6,610 | -6,391 |
| Sligo | 6,640 | -6,421 |
| T/Sligo | 6,640 | -6,421 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,080 | -7,861 |
| T/Cotton Valley | 8,080 | -7,861 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,616 | 6,640 | Perforated |
| 6,664 | 6,670 | Perforated |
| 6,702 | 6,710 | Perforated |
| 7,672 | 7,676 | Perforated |
| 8,264 | 9,402 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 805 | 17.5 | 940 S |
| 8.625 | 1,840 | 12.5 | 779 S |
| 8.625 | 1,840 | 12.25 | 880 S |
| 2.375 | 8,145 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,000 | 7.875 | 1,370 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 | May 8, 2003 | Feb 18, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1988 | Feb 23, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 1984 | Aug 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1984 | Aug 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1984 | Aug 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 8, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 2, 1981 | 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 42-315-30546 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-315-30546 → 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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