WELL · 42-327-30456 · DISTRICT 7
Brandenberger Estate #3
Menard County · Menard W. (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Brandenberger Estate #3 (API 42-327-30456) is a plugged well in Menard County, plugged July 3, 2019, last operated by Willowbend Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1987, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Willowbend Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Dothan, T/Dothan, Morris, T/Morris.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nordan Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 162 permits on file · (940) 781-2358
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Willowbend Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp.May 20, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenberger Estate G-9-124145 | Menard, W. (Morris Gas) | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2019 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330469-99 | Recompletion | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | May 19, 1987 | May 20, 1987 | — | 3,400 |
| 155892-99 | Drill | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | Apr 7, 1982 | Apr 7, 1982 | Apr 8, 1982 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-124145 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,051 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dothan | 2,051 | 0 |
| T/Dothan | 2,051 | 0 |
| Morris | 2,442 | -391 |
| T/Morris | 2,442 | -391 |
| Capps | 2,475 | -424 |
| T/Capps | 2,475 | -424 |
| Caddo | 2,780 | -729 |
| T/Caddo | 2,780 | -729 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,348 | 2,356 | Perforated |
| 2,446 | 2,460 | Perforated |
| 2,447 | 2,451 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 11.25 | 225 S |
| 8.625 | 160 | 11.75 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 2,381 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,400 | 7.875 | 270 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 | Oct 14, 1997 | Sep 8, 1997 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1989 | May 1, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1987 | May 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 26, 1982 | — |
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 42-327-30456 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30456 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 4.79K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1998
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000067922 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jul 22, 2019 | 70 | 20 | 2,447–2,451 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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