WELL · 42-481-33568 · DISTRICT 3
Brothers Cattle Co. Inc #3
Wharton County · Tenna (Hillje Sand) field · Vertical
Brothers Cattle CO. Inc #3 (API 42-481-33568) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 2, 2018, last operated by Viper S.W.D. LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1992, permitted to 4,300 ft.
It was permitted by Hardwick Oil Company and has since transferred to Viper S.W.D. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cathoula, Hillse.
Its lease has reported 288K barrels of oil and 38.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hardwick Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
EL Campo, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 43 permits on file · (979) 541-7292
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Viper S.W.D. LLC |
| Production reports | Viper S.W.D., LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hardwick Oil CompanyApr 22, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 9, 1992
- completed
- 288K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 9, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 2, 2018
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers Cattle Co. Inc O-3-21275 | Tenna (Hillje Sand) | Viper S.W.D., LLC | 4 | 288K | 38.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 864 · prior 12 1,093(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hardwick Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1997
- 2Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Jan 1998 → Jun 2003
- 3Century Resources, Inc.Jul 2003 → May 2009
- 4Ncey Holdings, LLCJun 2009 → Jul 2010
- 5Wynn-Crosby Operating, Ltd.Aug 2010 → Feb 2016
- 6Viper S.W.D., LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398562-99 | Drill | Hardwick Oil Company | Apr 20, 1992 | Apr 22, 1992 | May 30, 1992 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21275 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 105 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cathoula | 3,100 | -2,995 |
| Hillse | 4,080 | -3,975 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,090 | 4,096 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 546 | 13.5 | — |
| 7 | 4,300 | 9.875 | 836 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 9, 1992 | Jun 22, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-481-33568 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33568 → 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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