WELL · 42-039-32498 · DISTRICT 3
Banfield #1
Brazoria County · Vertical
Banfield #1 (API 42-039-32498) is a permitted well in Brazoria County filed by Howard Exploration, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1993 and 2011, permitted to 10,800 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Frio, Grubbs, Ho. Fm. Up, Up Houston Farms.
Its 4 leases have reported 17.9K barrels of oil and 987K mcf of gas since October 1993, last reporting in March 2015. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 113 permits on file · (281) 477-9200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Howard Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2011 |
| Latest permit | Howard Exploration, Inc.Jul 28, 2011 |
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 17.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 987K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Mar 2015
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banfield O-3-26364 | Chocolate Bayou ( Frio Upper) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2012 – Mar 2015 |
| Banfield G-3-176607 | Chocolate Bayou ( Ho.fms. UP) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 512K | Jun 1999 – Jan 2014 |
| Banfield O-3-22296 | Chocolate Bayou, N. (10300) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 17.4K | 465K | Jan 1994 – May 2000 |
| Banfield O-3-22216 | Chocolate Bayou ( Rycade Sd. VI) | Ultra Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 450 | 9.31K | Oct 1993 – Mar 1994 |
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.
- 1Ultra Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Howard Exploration, Inc.Jun 1999 → Apr 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720682-99 | Recompletion | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Jul 20, 2011 | Jul 28, 2011 | Sep 8, 2011 | 9,500 |
| 483113-99 | Recompletion | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Mar 5, 1999 | Mar 10, 1999 | May 26, 1999 | 10,800 |
| 420340-99 | Recompletion | Ultra Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jan 19, 1994 | Jan 19, 1994 | Dec 19, 1993 | 10,800 |
| 418951-99 | Recompletion | Ultra Oil & Gas, Inc. | Dec 3, 1993 | Dec 3, 1993 | — | 10,800 |
| 414682-99 | Drill | Ultra Oil & Gas, Inc. | Aug 6, 1993 | Aug 6, 1993 | Sep 1, 1993 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-176607 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22216 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22296 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26364 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 24 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO UPPER | 8,749 | -8,725 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 8,756 | -8,732 |
| FrioFRIO LOWER | 8,824 | -8,800 |
| Grubbs | 9,038 | -9,014 |
| Ho. Fm. UP | 9,707 | -9,683 |
| UP Houston Farms | 9,786 | -9,762 |
| UP Houston Farms | 9,792 | -9,768 |
| Upper Houston Farms | 9,792 | -9,768 |
| McKelvey | 10,018 | -9,994 |
| LO Houston Farms | 10,118 | -10,094 |
| Lower Houston Farms | 10,118 | -10,094 |
| Freeman | 10,522 | -10,498 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,749 | 8,752 | Perforated |
| 9,788 | 9,794 | Perforated |
| 10,132 | 10,134 | Perforated |
| 10,678 | 10,682 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,500 | — | 154 S |
| 9.625 | 1,510 | 12.25 | 154 S |
| 9.625 | 1,510 | — | 602 S |
| 5.5 | 10,750 | 7.875 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 10,750 | — | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 15,000 | — | 602 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 | Dec 15, 2014 | Feb 4, 2013 | — |
| 00 | May 19, 2000 | Mar 22, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1994 | Jan 24, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1994 | Dec 7, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1994 | Dec 7, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-039-32498 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32498 → 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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