TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · API 42-047-30735 · DISTRICT 04
Santa FE Ranch #46
Brooks County · Santa FE East (Zone 3) field · Vertical
Santa FE Ranch #46 (API 42-047-30735) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged September 19, 2011, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1979 and 1998, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Bone Series, 1st Massive, 2nd Massive.
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 Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 23, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 294K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 19, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-83809 | Santa FE, East (Massive 1ST 2) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 228K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2011 |
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-168063 | Santa FE, East (Zone 3) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 66.3K | Mar 1998 – Sep 2011 |
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 → Oct 1995
- 2Shell Western E&P Inc.Mar 1998 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472553-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Mar 9, 1998 | Jan 23, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | 7,900 |
| 472553-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jan 23, 1998 | Jan 23, 1998 | — | 7,900 |
| 192075-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Apr 20, 1983 | Apr 20, 1983 | — | 8,930 |
| 40812-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jan 12, 1979 | Jan 12, 1979 | Feb 4, 1979 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 1998 | Santa FE Ranch G-4-168063 | Santa FE East (Zone 3) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
| Apr 22, 1979 | Santa FE Ranch G-4-83809 | Santa FE East (Massive 1ST 2) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 73 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Series | 7,634 | -7,561 |
| 1ST Massive | 7,880 | -7,807 |
| 2ND Massive | 8,310 | -8,237 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,699 | 7,702 | Perforated |
| 7,756 | 7,758 | Perforated |
| 7,936 | 8,012 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,233 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.875 | 7,814 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,922 | 7.875 | 710 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 | Jun 17, 1998 | May 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 8, 1979 | — |
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 42-047-30735 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30735 → 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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