WELL · 42-501-33721 · DISTRICT 8
Taaffe #1
Yoakum County · Reeves (San Andres) field · Vertical
Taaffe #1 (API 42-501-33721) is a plugged well in Yoakum County, plugged February 17, 2014, last operated by Brahaney Drilling Company Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 1991, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Brahaney Drilling CO. and has since transferred to Brahaney Drilling Company Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its lease has reported 25.1K barrels of oil and 7.94K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2015.
Operator of record
Brahaney Drilling Company Ltd.
Permitted by Brahaney Drilling Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 2, 2015 · (432) 889-6737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brahaney Drilling Company Ltd. |
| Production reports | Brahaney Drilling Co.through Feb 2014 |
| Latest permit | Brahaney Drilling Co.Aug 28, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1991
- completed
- 25.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.94K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taaffe O-11-66777 | Reeves (San Andres) | Brahaney Drilling Company, Ltd. | 1 | 25.1K | 7.94K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2015 |
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.
- 1Brahaney Drilling Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391198-99 | Drill | Brahaney Drilling Co. | Aug 26, 1991 | Aug 28, 1991 | Oct 5, 1991 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66777 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,465 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 5,030 | -1,565 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,554 | 5,570 | Perforated |
| 5,658 | 5,667 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 440 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 5,656 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Dec 31, 1991 | Dec 2, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-501-33721 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-33721 → 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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