WELL · 42-003-35024 · DISTRICT 8
Howell Estate #1
Andrews County · McFarland East (Queen) field · Producing · Vertical
Howell Estate #1 (API 42-003-35024) is a well in Andrews County operated by Bustamante Resources LLC, completed January 9, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 1985, permitted to 14,500 ft.
It was permitted by American Petrofina CO. Of Tex. and has since transferred to Bustamante Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Queen.
Its lease has reported 25.2K barrels of oil and 396 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Petrofina Co. of Tex.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (432) 664-1103
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bustamante Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Bustamante Resources LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | American Petrofina Co. of Tex.Jul 19, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 9, 1986
- completed
- 25.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 396
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 9, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Estate O-10-30436 | McFarland, East (Queen) | Bustamante Resources LLC | 1 | 25.2K | 396 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 450 · prior 12 328(+37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BC Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1998
- 2Taurus Exploration U.S.A., Inc.Mar 1998 → Nov 1998
- 3Energen Resources CorporationDec 1998 → Oct 2000
- 4Scythian, Ltd.Nov 2000 → Nov 2003
- 5Robertson Resources, Inc.Dec 2003 → Jul 2024
- 6Bustamante Resources LLCAug 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280576-99 | Drill | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Jul 18, 1985 | Jul 19, 1985 | Aug 24, 1985 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30436 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,080 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,616 | 4,648 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,800 | 17.5 | 1,945 S |
| 9.625 | 5,190 | 12.25 | 2,280 S |
| 7 | 10,460 | 8.5 | 100 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 | Feb 10, 1986 | Jan 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-003-35024 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-35024 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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