WELL · 42-041-31361 · DISTRICT 3
Newberry #3
Brazos County · Caldwell NE (Georgetown) field · Vertical
Newberry #3 (API 42-041-31361) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged December 14, 2004, last operated by Howell Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1999, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Lower Cretaceous, Eagle Ford.
Its 3 leases have reported 98.8K barrels of oil and 114K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 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 Dec 2002 |
| Latest permit | Howell Petroleum CorporationApr 15, 1999 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 1986
- completed
- 98.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 114K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 14, 2004
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry O-3-20631 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 4 | 88.8K | 99.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Newberry O-3-23662 | Caldwell, NE (Georgetown) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 10.1K | 14.7K | Apr 1999 – Feb 2005 |
| — O-3-18311 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 → Aug 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483898-99 | Recompletion | Howell Petroleum Corporation | Apr 15, 1999 | Apr 15, 1999 | Apr 14, 1999 | 7,685 |
| 398777-99 | Recompletion | Howell Petroleum Corporation | Apr 27, 1992 | May 6, 1992 | Mar 8, 1989 | 7,685 |
| 290903-99 | Drill | Hea Exploration, Inc. | Nov 22, 1985 | Nov 22, 1985 | Dec 27, 1985 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18311 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20631 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23662 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 260 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,938 | -6,678 |
| Lower Cretaceous | 7,045 | -6,785 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,065 | -6,805 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,936 | 7,064 | Perforated |
| 7,456 | 7,496 | Perforated |
| 7,541 | 7,597 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,106 | 11 | 2,650 S |
| 4.5 | 7,672 | 7.875 | 325 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 18, 1999 | Apr 26, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 11, 1999 | Apr 10, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1992 | Apr 10, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1992 | Jan 15, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1986 | Jan 15, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-041-31361 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31361 → 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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