WELL · 42-469-33148 · DISTRICT 2
Brandl #1
Victoria County · Placedo East (5200) field · Vertical
Brandl #1 (API 42-469-33148) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged December 18, 2019, last operated by Aurora Resources Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 30, 1996, permitted to 6,511 ft.
It was permitted by Unit Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Aurora Resources Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Unit Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 223 permits on file · (361) 947-3730
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aurora Resources Corporation |
| Production reports | Aurora Resources Corporationthrough Aug 2009 |
| Latest permit | Unit Petroleum CompanyApr 30, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,511
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Dec 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandl G-2-163014 | Placedo, East (5200) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 1 | 0 | 155K | Oct 1996 – Dec 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.
- 1Unit Petroleum CompanyJan 1997 → Mar 1998
- 2Aurora Resources CorporationAug 1998 → Aug 2009
- 3TBC PetroleumMar 1999 → Sep 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447628-98 | Drill | Unit Petroleum Company | May 19, 1997 | Apr 30, 1996 | — | 6,511 |
| 447628-99 | Drill | Unit Petroleum Company | Apr 30, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-163014 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,185 | 5,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,561 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 4.5 | 6,204 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jul 25, 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-469-33148 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-33148 → 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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