WELL · 42-039-00096 · DISTRICT 3
Norvell B. E. #1
Brazoria County · Manvel (F.B. II Oligocene) field · Vertical
Norvell B. E. #1 (API 42-039-00096) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged December 3, 2007, last operated by Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 1981, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Cima Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 52 barrels of oil and 42 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2018. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc.
Permitted by Cima Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 8, 2019 · 215 permits on file · (800) 960-8078
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. |
| Production reports | Blue Ridge Operating Company,incthrough Mar 1997 |
| Latest permit | Cima Production, Inc.Apr 24, 1981 |
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
- Apr 24, 1981
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 1990
- completed
- 52
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 3, 2007
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norvell, B. E. O-3-10395 | Manvel (F.B. II, Oligocene) | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. | 3 | 52 | 42 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2018 |
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.
- 1Blue Ridge Operating Company,incJan 1993 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118626-99 | Recompletion | Cima Production, Inc. | Apr 24, 1981 | Apr 24, 1981 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-10395 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,770 | 2,880 | Perforated |
| 2,781 | 2,791 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,180 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,614 | — | — |
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 | Jan 2, 1991 | Nov 12, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-039-00096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-00096 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 9.45K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 54.4K
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 1995
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000072466 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jan 7, 2008 | 150 | 1,000 | 2,740–2,795 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 9,450 · prior 12 33,571(-72%)
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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