WELL · 42-407-30727 · DISTRICT 3
Black Branch #1
San Jacinto County · Old Waverly (Yegua 4550) field · Vertical
Black Branch #1 (API 42-407-30727) is a plugged well in San Jacinto County, plugged March 28, 2019, last operated by Arcadia Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 2012, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Famcor Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Arcadia Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Moody'S Branch, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Famcor Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 46 permits on file · (877) 918-5207
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arcadia Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Famcor Oil, Inc.through Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Famcor Oil, Inc.Mar 17, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 2012
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 134K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2012 THROUGH Mar 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Branch G-3-269188 | Old Waverly (Yegua 4550) | Arcadia Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 134K | Oct 2012 – Mar 2019 |
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.
- 1Famcor Oil, Inc.Oct 2012 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731637-99 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Jan 13, 2012 | Mar 17, 2012 | Sep 7, 2012 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-269188 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 265 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,542 | 4,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,534 | 11 | 685 S |
| 4.5 | 4,973 | 7.875 | 466 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 8, 2013 | Nov 9, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-407-30727 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-30727 → 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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