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WELL · 42-039-31857 · DISTRICT 3

Belcher, W.T. -A- #50

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Brazoria County  · Vertical

Belcher, W.T. -A- #50 (API 42-039-31857) is a former disposal or injection well in Brazoria County, last operated by Texaco E & P Inc.; its UIC permit is no longer active.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1993, permitted to 5,600 ft.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Freshwater Strata, Miocene (undifferentiated), Oakville, Oligocene.

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

Texaco E & P Inc.

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 schedulenone
Production reportsDenbury Onshore, LLCthrough Sep 2021
Latest permitTexaco E & P Inc.Nov 24, 1993
5,600
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Nov 24, 1993
last permit issued
—
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
—
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Belcher, W. T., "A" O-3-10259Manvel (FB-III, Oligocene)Denbury Onshore, LLC7256K586KJan 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.

  1. 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1994
  2. 2North Central Oil Corp.Dec 1994 → Dec 2005
  3. 3Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Mar 2007
  4. 4Texcal Energy (GP) LLCApr 2007 → Apr 2010
  5. 5Energyquest II, LLCMay 2010 → Nov 2012
  6. 6Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Dec 2012 → Apr 2015
  7. 7Denbury Onshore, LLCMay 2015 → Sep 2021

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
417287-99RecompletionTexaco E & P Inc.Oct 20, 1993Nov 24, 1993—5,269
172804-99DrillTexaco Inc.Aug 23, 1982Aug 23, 1982—5,600

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-3-10259————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 75 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Freshwater Strata174
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE SAND1,960-1,885
OakvilleOAKVILLE SANDS3,260-3,185
Oakville4,105-4,030
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE4,676-4,601
Oligocene5,241-5,166
Oligocene5,250-5,175

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,2614,286Perforated
4,2664,281Perforated
4,5674,816Perforated
4,5984,620Perforated
4,5984,620Open hole
4,6964,714Perforated
4,6964,714Open hole
4,7204,764Perforated
4,7204,764Open hole
4,7964,810Perforated
4,7964,816Perforated
4,7964,816Open hole
4,8424,862Perforated
5,2295,304Perforated
5,2425,264Perforated
5,2995,304Perforated
5,3905,408Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,85014.751,453 S
10.751,850152,247 S
2.8755,337——
75,4979.8751,337 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 11, 2023Jan 10, 2023—
00May 2, 2023Nov 2, 2022—
00Aug 28, 2019Jul 11, 2019—
00Feb 9, 2016Sep 21, 2015—
00May 11, 2010Mar 30, 2009—
00Sep 9, 2009Feb 10, 2009—
00Jun 2, 2009Oct 24, 2008—
00Apr 20, 2009Jan 28, 2009—
00Aug 2, 2005May 9, 2005—
00May 18, 1992Apr 28, 1992—
00Feb 17, 1988Jan 25, 1988—
00Apr 14, 1987Feb 3, 1987—
00Apr 2, 1987——
00Jan 12, 1984Dec 15, 1982—

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.

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
15.4M
bbl, all reported
Aug 2025
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000088194W-14 DisposalPlugged Apr 13, 202620,0002,1304,260–4,816

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 333(-100%)

020040020242025

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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