WELL · 42-039-32603 · DISTRICT 3
Belcher W. T. A #52
Brazoria County · Manvel (FB-III Oligocene) field · Shut IN · Directional
Belcher W. T. A #52 (API 42-039-32603) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Denbury Onshore LLC, completed February 18, 1997 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 1997, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by North Central Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Denbury Onshore LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hofa 1, Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
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 North Central Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 789 permits on file · (713) 898-0085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Denbury Onshore LLC |
| Production reports | Denbury Onshore, LLCthrough Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | North Central Oil Corp.Jan 14, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1997
- 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
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457301-99 | Drill | North Central Oil Corp. | Jan 14, 1997 | Jan 14, 1997 | Jan 23, 1997 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-10259 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 56 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hofa 1 | 3,683 | -3,627 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASAL MIOCENE | 4,818 | -4,762 |
| FrioFRIO A | 5,383 | -5,327 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,340 | 5,355 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,029 | 14.75 | 1,310 S |
| 7 | 5,697 | 9.875 | 1,055 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 | Jul 22, 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-039-32603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32603 → 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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