WELL · 42-429-31877 · DISTRICT 7
Branham Bros. #1
Stephens County · Vertical
Branham Bros. #1 (API 42-429-31877) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged August 28, 1978, last operated by Quail Well Service, Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 2011, permitted to 3,935 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Duffer.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 92 permits on file · (325) 201-7560
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Quail Well Service, Inc.through Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Quail Well Service, Inc.Apr 28, 2011 |
- 3,935
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2011 THROUGH Aug 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 1978
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branham Bros. G-8-262782 | Stephens County Regular (Gas) | Quail Well Service, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 174K | Sep 2011 – Aug 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Quail Well Service, Inc.Oct 2011 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714548-99 | Reenter | Quail Well Service, Inc. | Apr 19, 2011 | Apr 28, 2011 | Sep 14, 2011 | 3,915 |
| 27115-99 | Drill | Galbraith, George S. | Jun 22, 1978 | Jun 22, 1978 | Aug 18, 1978 | 3,935 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-262782 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,802 | 3,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 131 | 11 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 3,874 | 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 | Mar 27, 2012 | Oct 19, 2011 | 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 42-429-31877 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-31877 → 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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