WELL · 42-039-30271 · DISTRICT 3
Belcher W. T. -A- #38
Brazoria County · Manvel (Frio -E-) field · Vertical
Belcher W. T. -A- #38 (API 42-039-30271) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged April 24, 2000, last operated by Texaco E & P Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1987, permitted to 5,611 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Texaco E & P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 256K barrels of oil and 586K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 3,332 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Denbury Onshore, LLCthrough Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Jul 29, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,611
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 1987
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1985
- completed
- 256K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 586K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 24, 2000
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, W. T., "A" O-3-10259 | Manvel (FB-III, Oligocene) | Denbury Onshore, LLC | 7 | 256K | 586K | 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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2North Central Oil Corp.Dec 1994 → Dec 2005
- 3Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Mar 2007
- 4Texcal Energy (GP) LLCApr 2007 → Apr 2010
- 5Energyquest II, LLCMay 2010 → Nov 2012
- 6Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Dec 2012 → Apr 2015
- 7Denbury Onshore, LLCMay 2015 → Sep 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330832-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | May 28, 1987 | Jul 29, 1987 | — | 5,611 |
| 282633-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Jul 15, 1985 | Aug 15, 1985 | — | 5,611 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-10259 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,330 | 5,342 | Perforated |
| 5,334 | 5,532 | Perforated |
| 5,364 | 5,368 | Perforated |
| 5,400 | 5,405 | Perforated |
| 5,430 | 5,442 | Perforated |
| — | 5,398 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,025 | 15 | 1,100 S |
| 10.75 | 2,025 | — | 1,100 S |
| 7 | 5,610 | 9.625 | 715 S |
| 7 | 5,611 | 9.625 | 715 S |
| 7 | 5,611 | — | 715 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 | Mar 8, 1990 | Feb 12, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1987 | Sep 28, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1986 | Jun 2, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1985 | Oct 7, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 5, 1976 | — |
| 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 42-039-30271 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-30271 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000086989 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged May 11, 2000 | 10,000 | 1,200 | 4,300–4,800 |
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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