TEXAS · WELLS · MENARD COUNTY · BRANDENBERGER "A" LEASE · API 42-327-30598 · DISTRICT 6E
Brandenberger A #1A
Menard County · Menard W. (Harkey) field · Vertical
Brandenberger A #1A (API 42-327-30598) is a plugged well in Menard County, plugged July 3, 2019, last operated by Willowbend Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 1985, 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 5 formation tops, including Home Creek L/S, Palo Pinto, Capps L/S, Harkey.
Its lease has reported 23.1K barrels of oil and 13.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nordan Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 15, 2025
- Permits on file
- 162
- Phone
- (940) 322-8290
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Willowbend Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Willowbend Investments, Inc.through Jan 2019 |
| Latest permit | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp.Mar 21, 1985 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 11, 1985
- completed
- 23.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 11, 1985
- 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 "A" O-9-11354 | Menard, W. (Harkey) | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 1 | 23.1K | 13.2K | 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 → Jan 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270126-99 | Drill | Nordan Oil & Gas Corp. | Mar 20, 1985 | Mar 21, 1985 | Mar 31, 1985 | 2,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1985 | Brandenberger A O-9-11354 | Menard W. (Harkey) | Willowbend Investments Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,080 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Home Creek L/S | 1,730 | 350 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO L/S | 2,356 | -276 |
| Capps L/S | 2,495 | -415 |
| Harkey | 2,670 | -590 |
| Caddo | 2,800 | -720 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,670 | 2,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 205 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 2,889 | 7.875 | 200 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 30, 1985 | May 20, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-327-30598 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30598 → 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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