WELL · 42-039-01551 · DISTRICT 3
Houston Farms Unit I #1A
Brazoria County · Chocolate Bayou (2 650) field · Vertical
Houston Farms Unit I #1A (API 42-039-01551) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged November 15, 1976, last operated by Amoco Production CO.-Alvin.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 1995, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Amoco Production CO.-Alvin on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 2650 Miocene, Frio, Andrau.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sweeny, TX · P-5 Y · 74 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin |
| Production reports | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.through Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Elliott Oil & Gas CompanyOct 9, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 1974
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 1974
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 15, 1976
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. P. Farms PA G-3-158232 | Chocolate Bayou, N. (Andrau) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 2.96M | Mar 1996 – 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.
- 1Elliott Oil & Gas CompanyMar 1996 → Dec 2003
- 2Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.Jan 2004 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440670-99 | Reenter | Elliott Oil & Gas Company | Oct 9, 1995 | Oct 9, 1995 | Feb 1, 1996 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-158232 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 6 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,648 | 2,655 | Perforated |
| 11,205 | 11,225 | Perforated |
| 11,205 | 11,254 | Perforated |
| 11,260 | 11,364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 60 | — | 60 S |
| 13.375 | 2,462 | — | 1,450 S |
| 9.625 | 6,967 | — | 1,000 S |
| 7 | 11,521 | — | 1,650 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 | Sep 16, 1996 | Aug 7, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1996 | May 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1996 | — | — |
| 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 42-039-01551 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-01551 → 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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