WELL · 42-327-30529 · DISTRICT 7
Brandenberger Estate #6
Menard County · Menard W. (Morris Gas) field · Vertical
Brandenberger Estate #6 (API 42-327-30529) is a plugged well in Menard County, plugged June 24, 2019, last operated by Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1997, permitted to 2,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Morris, Capps, Caddo.
Its 2 leases have reported 18.3K barrels of oil and 408K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2020. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2018 · 96 permits on file · (325) 672-2604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Willowbend Investments, Inc.through Feb 2019 |
| Latest permit | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp.Apr 2, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 2, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 1987
- completed
- 18.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 408K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 24, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 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 |
| Brandenberger Estate G-9-125539 | Menard, W. (Morris Gas) | Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 404K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457344-99 | Recompletion | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | Jan 15, 1997 | Apr 2, 1997 | Dec 17, 1996 | 2,900 |
| 336844-99 | Recompletion | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 2, 1987 | Oct 8, 1987 | — | 2,900 |
| 193511-99 | Drill | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | May 5, 1983 | May 5, 1983 | May 14, 1983 | 2,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-125539 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-9996 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,065 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Morris | 2,452 | -387 |
| Capps | 2,490 | -425 |
| Caddo | 2,787 | -722 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,454 | 2,458 | Perforated |
| 2,657 | 2,666 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 11 | 100 S |
| 2.375 | 2,680 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,900 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Sep 17, 1997 | Mar 4, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1987 | Oct 28, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 13, 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 42-327-30529 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30529 → 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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