WELL · 42-039-00965 · DISTRICT 3
Houston Farms Dev. #1
Brazoria County · Chocolate Bayou (Grubbs Sand) field · Vertical
Houston Farms Dev. #1 (API 42-039-00965) is a permitted well in Brazoria County filed by Elliott Oil & Gas Operating CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2018, permitted to 10,005 ft.
It was permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Operating CO. and has since transferred to Phillips Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Grubbs, Alibel, Upper Houston Farms, Mckelvey.
Its 2 leases have reported 10.1K barrels of oil and 1.63M mcf of gas since March 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 20, 2003 · 2,544 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Phillips Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.through Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.Jan 30, 2018 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,005
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2018
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 10.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
29.329647, -95.238372
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Brazoria County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Farms Dev. G-3-176623 | Chocolate Bayou ( Ho.fms. UP) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 1.63M | Mar 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Houston Farms Dev. O-3-27302 | Chocolate Bayou (Grubbs Sand) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 10.1K | 2.13K | Jan 2018 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 4(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 2000 → Oct 2000
- 2Tristar Exploration, IncNov 2000 → Nov 2009
- 3TX Lone Star Operating Co, LLCDec 2009 → Sep 2012
- 4Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.Jul 2013 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835571-99 | Recompletion | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | Jan 24, 2018 | Jan 30, 2018 | — | 9,043 |
| 491378-99 | Reenter | Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jan 24, 2000 | Jan 24, 2000 | Feb 1, 2000 | 10,005 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-176623 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-27302 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 24 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grubbs | 8,860 | -8,836 |
| Alibel | 9,135 | -9,111 |
| Upper Houston Farms | 9,355 | -9,331 |
| McKelvey | 9,753 | -9,729 |
| Lower Houston Farms | 9,845 | -9,821 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,896 | 8,902 | Perforated |
| 9,608 | 9,622 | Perforated |
| — | 8,922 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 71 | 25 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 1,006 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,543 | 17.5 | 1,000 S |
| 9.625 | 9,965 | 10.75 | 1,000 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 | Apr 18, 2018 | Feb 5, 2018 | Yes |
| 00 | May 19, 2000 | Mar 23, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 2000 | — | — |
| 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 42-039-00965 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-00965 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Kresling42-039-33352
1.9 KM · Atlas Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Caprock | 1,594 | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,000 | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Het Lime - Disposal | — | |
| Otis - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — |
Schenck42-039-33297
3.7 KM · XOG Resources, LLC · Section with this well →
| Caprock | 1,200 | -1,160 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,300 | -1,260 |
| Otis - Disposal | 3,000 | -2,960 |
| Oligocene - Disposal | 7,290 | -7,250 |
| Het Lime - Disposal | 7,950 | -7,910 |
| Frio | 8,682 | -8,642 |
| Frio | 8,798 | -8,758 |
| Frio | 8,798 | -8,758 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Old42-039-32105
4.2 KM · XOG Resources, LLC · Section with this well →
| Caprock | 1,200 | -1,153 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,300 | -1,253 |
| Otis - Disposal | 3,000 | -2,953 |
| Oligocene - Disposal | 7,315 | -7,268 |
| Het Lime - Disposal | 8,018 | -7,971 |
| Frio | 8,708 | -8,661 |
| Frio | 8,831 | -8,784 |
| Frio | 8,833 | -8,786 |
19 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cozby42-039-33312
4.3 KM · XOG Resources, LLC · Section with this well →
| Caprock | 1,200 | -1,166 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,300 | -1,266 |
| Oligocene - Disposal | 7,270 | -7,236 |
| Het Lime - Disposal | 7,890 | -7,856 |
| Frio | 8,658 | -8,624 |
| Alibel Stray | 9,305 | -9,271 |
| Otis - Disposal | — |
Cozby42-039-00952
4.3 KM · XOG Resources, LLC · Section with this well →
| Ho.fms UP | 9,744 | -9,720 |
| Banfield | 10,740 | -10,716 |
| Schenck | 10,905 | -10,881 |
| Weiting | 11,197 | -11,173 |
Wieting Gas Unit42-039-33020
4.5 KM · White Marlin Operating Co, LLC · Section with this well →
| Rycade | 10,650 | -10,629 |
| Banfield | 10,830 | -10,809 |
| LO | 11,500 | -11,479 |
| Wieting LO | 11,504 | -11,483 |
| 12,000 S. | 11,950 | -11,929 |
I. P. Farms Unit G42-039-33341
5.0 KM · XOG Resources, LLC · Section with this well →
| Caprock | 1,200 | -1,165 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,500 | -1,465 |
| Frio | 8,957 | -8,922 |
| Alibel | 9,489 | -9,454 |
| 12,000 | 11,908 | -11,873 |
| Andrau | 12,157 | -12,122 |
| Het Lime - Disposal | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
IP Farms Unit G42-039-32404
5.1 KM · XOG Resources, LLC · Section with this well →
| Caprock | 580 | -524 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,535 | -2,479 |
| Frio | 8,967 | -8,911 |
| Banfield | 10,827 | -10,771 |
| Chocolate Bayou | 11,281 | -11,225 |
| S Sand | 11,920 | -11,864 |
| "S" Sand | 11,920 | -11,864 |
| Andrau | 12,180 | -12,124 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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