WELL · 42-327-30502 · DISTRICT 7
Brandenberger #4
Menard County · Menard W. (Harkey) field · Vertical
Brandenberger #4 (API 42-327-30502) is a plugged well in Menard County, plugged June 27, 2019, last operated by Willowbend Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 6, 1983, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Willowbend Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Capps, Caddo.
Its lease has reported 18.3K barrels of oil and 3.19K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2020. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Willowbend Investments, Inc.through Feb 2019 |
| Latest permit | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp.Jan 6, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 6, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 1983
- completed
- 18.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.19K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 27, 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenberger O-9-9996 | Menard, W. (Harkey) | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 3 | 18.3K | 3.19K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2020 |
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.
- 1Nordan Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 2009
- 2Willowbend Investments, Inc.Dec 2009 → Feb 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184316-99 | Drill | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | Jan 6, 1983 | Jan 6, 1983 | Jan 13, 1983 | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-9996 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,055 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 2,333 | -278 |
| Capps | 2,480 | -425 |
| Caddo | 2,765 | -710 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,632 | 2,658 | Perforated |
| 2,652 | 2,658 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 163 | 11 | 160 S |
| 8.625 | 163 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 2,608 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,871 | 7.875 | 180 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 16, 2019 | Apr 29, 2019 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 2007 | Jan 19, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1997 | Jul 7, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 10, 1983 | — |
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 42-327-30502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30502 → 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
- 1.36M
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2020
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000085138 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jul 26, 2019 | 350 | 1,325 | 2,652–2,658 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 45,564(-100%)
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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