WELL · 42-327-30530 · DISTRICT 7
Brandenberger #7
Menard County · Menard W. (Harkey) field · Vertical
Brandenberger #7 (API 42-327-30530) is a plugged well in Menard County, plugged June 25, 2019, last operated by Willowbend Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1997, permitted to 2,900 ft.
It was permitted by Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Willowbend Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Home Creek, Palo Pinto, Capps, Caddo.
Its 2 leases have reported 33.2K barrels of oil and 4.75K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2020. The leases carry 5 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.Apr 3, 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
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 1997
- completed
- 33.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.75K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 25, 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 5 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 O-9-9280 | Menard, W. (Caddo) | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 2 | 15K | 1.57K | Jan 1993 – Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459654-99 | Recompletion | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | Mar 10, 1997 | Apr 3, 1997 | Jan 15, 1997 | 2,900 |
| 193512-99 | Drill | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | May 4, 1983 | May 4, 1983 | — | 2,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-9280 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-9996 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,042 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Home Creek | 1,743 | 299 |
| Palo Pinto | 2,356 | -314 |
| Capps | 2,498 | -456 |
| Caddo | 2,812 | -770 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,674 | 2,679 | Perforated |
| 2,824 | 2,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 162 | 11 | 110 S |
| 2.375 | 2,829 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,900 | 7.875 | 120 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 12, 1997 | Aug 13, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1997 | Feb 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1987 | Sep 2, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 14, 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 42-327-30530 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30530 → 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
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2001
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000085275 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jul 22, 2019 | 350 | 1,325 | 2,672–2,680 |
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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