WELL · 42-047-01337 · DISTRICT 4
Santa FE Ranch #13J
Brooks County · Santa FE East (Zone 3) field · Vertical
Santa FE Ranch #13J (API 42-047-01337) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged February 18, 2004, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 6, 1998, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&P Inc.through May 1998 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.May 6, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 19, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 61.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 18, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa FE Ranch O-4-7816 | Santa FE | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2004 |
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-36231 | Santa FE, East (Massive 1ST 5) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2004 |
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-169996 | Santa FE, East (Zone 3) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1998 – Feb 2004 |
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-14063 | Santa FE, East (Massive 1ST 1E.) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 61.6K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1999 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 1996 → May 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476028-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | May 6, 1998 | May 6, 1998 | May 13, 1998 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-14063 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-36231 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-169996 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-7816 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,866 | 7,870 | Perforated |
| 7,881 | 7,883 | Perforated |
| 7,886 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| 7,924 | 7,926 | Perforated |
| 7,929 | 7,932 | Perforated |
| 8,030 | 8,055 | Perforated |
| 8,253 | 8,262 | Perforated |
| — | 3,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,525 | 12.25 | 1,600 S |
| 2.875 | 9,492 | 7.875 | 825 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 | Oct 13, 1998 | Sep 28, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-047-01337 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-01337 → 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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