TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · GROTE, EMIL LEASE · API 42-039-30166 · DISTRICT 03
Grote Emil #16
Brazoria County · Hastings (M-2) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Grote Emil #16 (API 42-039-30166) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Denbury Onshore LLC, completed January 16, 2014 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1984, permitted to 4,173 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Denbury Onshore LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including M4, M5, M-10, M-10a.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 30, 2025
- Permits on file
- 789
- Phone
- (866) 831-3235
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Company |
| Production reports | MW Petroleum Corporationthrough Sep 1993 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanySep 21, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,173
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 2014
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grote, Emil G-3-114483 | Hastings (M-2) | Denbury Onshore, LLC | 1 | 0 | 14.5K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Sep 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252575-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Sep 17, 1984 | Sep 21, 1984 | — | 2,735 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2014 | Grote Emil G-3-114483 | Hastings (M-2) | Denbury Onshore LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 4,173 |
| Mar 2, 1973 | Grote Emil G-3-54702 | Hastings (M-10-A) | Amoco Production Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jan 1, 1972 | — G-3-51963 | Hastings (M-10-B) | Amoco Production Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Mar 1, 1971 | — G-3-50194 | Hastings (M-10-C) | Amoco Production Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Grote Emil G-3-72988 | Hastings (M-10) | Amoco Production Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 42 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| M4 | 3,109 | -3,067 |
| M5 | 3,245 | -3,203 |
| M-10 | 3,840 | -3,798 |
| M-10A | 4,031 | -3,989 |
| M-10B | 4,173 | -4,131 |
| M-10C | 4,304 | -4,262 |
| M11 | 4,412 | -4,370 |
| M-11 | 4,428 | -4,386 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,732 | 2,738 | Perforated |
| 4,031 | 4,035 | Perforated |
| 4,173 | 4,179 | Perforated |
| 4,304 | 4,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 308 | 15 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 2,165 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 8.625 | 2,170 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 2,170 | — | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 3,918 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,504 | 7.875 | 550 S |
| 4.5 | 4,504 | — | 550 S |
| 4.5 | 4,505 | 7.875 | 550 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 21, 2015 | Mar 6, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1985 | Jan 18, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1985 | Nov 23, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 28, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 15, 1973 | — |
| 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 42-039-30166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-30166 → 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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