TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · API 42-039-01437 · DISTRICT 03
South Texas Water Co. #1
Brazoria County · Bonney East (Marg) field · Vertical
South Texas Water CO. #1 (API 42-039-01437) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged April 22, 1998, last operated by Palmer Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 5, 1996, permitted to 8,012 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 47.3K barrels of oil and 9.76K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Shreveport, LA
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 2024
- Permits on file
- 304
- Phone
- (318) 222-0517
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palmer Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Palmer Petroleum Inc.through Nov 1997 |
| Latest permit | Palmer Petroleum Inc.Mar 5, 1996 |
- 8,012
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 1996
- completed
- 47.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.76K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 22, 1998
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas Water Co. O-3-23316 | Bonney, East (Marg) | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 32.6K | 3.52K | Feb 1996 – Nov 1997 |
| South Texas Water Co. O-3-7101 | Bonney, N. (Frio 7660) | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 14.7K | 6.24K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1996 |
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.
- 1Palmer Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445295-98 | Recompletion | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Mar 14, 1996 | Mar 5, 1996 | Feb 5, 1996 | 8,012 |
| 445295-99 | Recompletion | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Feb 28, 1996 | Mar 5, 1996 | — | 8,012 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1996 | South Texas Water Co. O-3-23316 | Bonney East (Marg) | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | South Texas Water Co. O-3-7101 | Bonney N. (Frio 7660) | Palmer Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,118 | 7,122 | Perforated |
| 7,124 | 7,131 | Perforated |
| — | 7,660 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 528 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,012 | — | — |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 13, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1997 | — | — |
| 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 42-039-01437 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-01437 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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