WELL · 42-009-40833 · DISTRICT 9
Novella #1
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Novella #1 (API 42-009-40833) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged November 1, 2021, last operated by Dalf Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 1993, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Talon Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Dalf Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cisco.
Its lease has reported 46.3K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Talon Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pampa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (806) 661-8821
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dalf Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Dalf Energy LLCthrough May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Talon Production, Inc.Jan 11, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1994
- completed
- 46.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 1, 2021
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novella O-13-611 | Archer County Regular | Dalf Energy LLC | 15 | 46.3K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Birge Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Brumbelow, Ronny L.Oct 1993 → Nov 1997
- 3Scribner, JeffDec 1997 → Dec 2004
- 4Z&G OperatingJan 2005 → Oct 2008
- 5MSB OperatingNov 2008 → Feb 2011
- 6Cbeck OperatingMar 2011 → Feb 2012
- 7TrofaMar 2012 → Sep 2016
- 8Dalf Energy LLCDec 2016 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420073-99 | Drill | Talon Production, Inc. | Jan 11, 1994 | Jan 11, 1993 | Jan 10, 1994 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-611 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 540 | 544 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 620 | 6.75 | 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 | Jul 26, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-009-40833 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40833 → 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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