WELL · 42-467-30798 · DISTRICT 5
Bracken J. A. 503 #13
Van Zandt County · Van (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Bracken J. A. 503 #13 (API 42-467-30798) is a well in Van Zandt County operated by Basa Resources Inc., completed July 16, 1990.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 2005, permitted to 3,057 ft.
It was permitted by Union Oil Company Of California and has since transferred to Basa Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 537K barrels of oil and 1.32M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Oil Company of California; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 472 permits on file · (214) 886-5398
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Basa Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaMar 28, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,057
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 1990
- completed
- 537K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.32M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken, J. A. 503 O-5-2936 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 13 | 494K | 1.25M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bracken, J. A. 503 O-5-3675 | Van (Pecan Gap) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 2 | 43.3K | 72.7K | Nov 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,854 · prior 12 1,832(+56%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,999 · prior 12 3,190(+88%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Dec 2020
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559002-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Mar 14, 2005 | Mar 28, 2005 | Mar 30, 2005 | 3,057 |
| 374136-99 | Drill | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. | Jun 5, 1990 | Jun 5, 1990 | Jun 25, 1990 | 3,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-2936 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3675 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 474 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 1,160 | -686 |
| Pecan Gap | 1,740 | -1,266 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,150 | -1,676 |
| Woodbine | 2,485 | -2,011 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,820 | 1,850 | Perforated |
| 2,150 | 2,336 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 412 | 14 | 205 S |
| 7 | 3,015 | 9.5 | 575 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 3, 2005 | Apr 22, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 2005 | Aug 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1990 | Aug 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-467-30798 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-30798 → 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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