WELL · 42-041-31210 · DISTRICT 3
Morello Buddy #1
Brazos County · Caldwell NE (Georgetown) field · Vertical
Morello Buddy #1 (API 42-041-31210) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged March 7, 2000, last operated by Howell Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1992, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda, Del Rio.
Its 2 leases have reported 16.2K barrels of oil and 13.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2000. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 2, 2004 · 99 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howell Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Howell Petroleum Corporationthrough Sep 1999 |
| Latest permit | Howell Petroleum CorporationJun 12, 1992 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 1984
- completed
- 16.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 7, 2000
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morello, Buddy O-3-21982 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 16.2K | 13.7K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2000 |
| Morello, Buddy O-3-17972 | Caldwell, NE (Georgetown) | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
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.
- 1Howell Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Feb 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398776-99 | Other | Howell Petroleum Corporation | Apr 27, 1992 | Jun 12, 1992 | Mar 18, 1991 | 7,585 |
| 250961-99 | Drill | Hea Exploration, Inc. | Sep 10, 1984 | Sep 10, 1984 | Sep 21, 1984 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17972 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21982 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 267 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,796 | -6,529 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 6,942 | -6,675 |
| Buda | 7,290 | -7,023 |
| Del Rio | 7,392 | -7,125 |
| Georgetown | 7,419 | -7,152 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,800 | 6,940 | Perforated |
| 7,340 | 7,530 | Perforated |
| 7,438 | 7,514 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,025 | 12.25 | 825 S |
| 4.5 | 7,585 | 7.875 | 435 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 | May 14, 1993 | Mar 10, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1984 | Oct 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-041-31210 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31210 → 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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