TEXAS · WELLS · AUSTIN COUNTY · BEST, ET AL LEASE · API 42-015-30603 · DISTRICT 03
Best et Al #1
Austin County · Orange Hill SE. (Wilcox 9400) field · Vertical
Best ET AL #1 (API 42-015-30603) is a plugged well in Austin County, plugged January 10, 1997, last operated by Swift Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 15, 1989, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by American Cometra, Inc. and has since transferred to Swift Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Yegua, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Cometra, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2005
- Permits on file
- 719
- Phone
- (281) 874-2835
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Swift Energy Company |
| Production reports | Swift Energy Companythrough Nov 1995 |
| Latest permit | American Cometra, Inc.Nov 15, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 1989
- last permit issued
- Feb 8, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 610K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 8, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 10, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best, et Al G-3-133689 | Orange Hill, SE. (Wilcox 9400) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 610K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
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.
- 1American Cometra, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Swift Energy CompanyApr 1993 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366384-98 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Nov 20, 1989 | Nov 15, 1989 | — | 10,000 |
| 366384-99 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Nov 13, 1989 | Nov 15, 1989 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 1990 | Best et Al G-3-133689 | Orange Hill SE. (Wilcox 9400) | Swift Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 154 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,070 | -1,916 |
| Yegua | 5,820 | -5,666 |
| Wilcox | 9,260 | -9,106 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,416 | 9,438 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,515 | 12.25 | 470 S |
| 4.5 | 9,700 | 8.75 | 675 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 | Mar 21, 1990 | Mar 8, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-015-30603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-015-30603 → 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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