WELL · 42-039-32784 · DISTRICT 3
Purcell Thomas #1
Brazoria County · Rowan North (10 600) field · Directional
Purcell Thomas #1 (API 42-039-32784) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged March 16, 2005, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 2002 and 2004, permitted to 11,650 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Frio, Upper Houston Farms, Lower Houston Farms, Banfield.
Its 4 leases have reported 672 barrels of oil and 260K mcf of gas since October 2002, last reporting in March 2005. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 565 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Noble Energy Inc |
| Production reports | Noble Energy Incthrough Oct 2004 |
| Latest permit | Noble Energy IncSep 29, 2004 |
- 11,650
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2003
- completed
- 672
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 260K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2002 THROUGH Mar 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 16, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell, Thomas G-3-204747 | Rowan, N. (Frio, Upper) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 12.2K | Oct 2004 – Mar 2005 |
| Purcell, Thomas O-3-24588 | Rowan, N. (Frio, Upper 9600) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 417 | 0 | Jul 2004 – Dec 2004 |
| Purcell, Thomas G-3-194620 | Rowan, North (10,600) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 246K | May 2003 – Oct 2004 |
| Purcell, Thomas O-3-24345 | Chocolate Bayou ( Freeman) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 255 | 1.43K | Oct 2002 – Jun 2003 |
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.
- 1Noble Energy IncOct 2002 → Oct 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551623-99 | Recompletion | Noble Energy Inc | Sep 28, 2004 | Sep 29, 2004 | — | 10,700 |
| 546691-99 | Recompletion | Noble Energy Inc | Jun 9, 2004 | Jun 9, 2004 | Jun 8, 2004 | 10,700 |
| 530982-99 | Recompletion | Noble Energy Inc | Apr 21, 2003 | Apr 28, 2003 | Apr 25, 2003 | 11,290 |
| 522315-98 | Drill | Noble Energy Inc | Feb 3, 2003 | Jul 29, 2002 | — | 11,650 |
| 522315-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Jul 29, 2002 | Jul 29, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | 11,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-194620 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-204747 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24345 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24588 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 27 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO 1 | 8,413 | -8,386 |
| Upper Houston Farms | 9,441 | -9,414 |
| Lower Houston Farms | 9,713 | -9,686 |
| Banfield | 10,230 | -10,203 |
| Top Weiting | 10,583 | -10,556 |
| Top Andrau | 11,329 | -11,302 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,640 | 8,643 | Perforated |
| 8,652 | 8,654 | Perforated |
| 8,669 | 8,676 | Perforated |
| 9,466 | 9,480 | Perforated |
| 10,716 | 10,720 | Perforated |
| 10,788 | 10,802 | Perforated |
| 11,344 | 11,352 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,005 | 12.25 | 1,205 S |
| 5.5 | 11,434 | 8.75 | 1,010 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 16, 2005 | Oct 20, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 22, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2004 | Aug 4, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 17, 2003 | May 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | May 23, 2003 | Apr 18, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-039-32784 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32784 → 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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