WELL · 42-039-31690 · DISTRICT 3
Nowell B.E. #1-S
Brazoria County · Manvel (F.bii. Oligocene -B) field · Vertical
Nowell B.E. #1-S (API 42-039-31690) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged December 13, 2007, last operated by Contango Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1981, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Cima Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Contango Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 237 barrels of oil and 44 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2022.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cima Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Andrews, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 13 permits on file · (844) 336-4716
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contango Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Blue Ridge Operating Company,incthrough Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Cima Production, Inc.Apr 22, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1981
- completed
- 237
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowell, B.E. O-3-15302 | Manvel (F.bii. Oligocene -B) | Contango Resources, LLC | 1 | 237 | 44 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2022 |
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.
- 1Blue Ridge Operating Company,incJan 1993 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118630-99 | Other | Cima Production, Inc. | Apr 22, 1981 | Apr 22, 1981 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15302 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,684 | 5,694 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,000 | 12.25 | 521 S |
| 2.375 | 5,400 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,758 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 16, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 1981 | — |
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 42-039-31690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-31690 → 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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