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Santa FE Ranch #45 D

Plugged

Brooks County · Santa FE East (Massive 1ST 5) field  · Vertical

Santa FE Ranch #45 D (API 42-047-30741) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged October 15, 2013, last operated by Shell Western E&P.

The RRC has issued 7 drilling permits between 1979 and 1998, permitted to 9,500 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

Shell Western E&P

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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleShell Western E&P
Production reportsShell Western E&Pthrough May 2013
Latest permitShell Western E&P Inc.Mar 27, 1998

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,500
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Mar 27, 1998
last permit issued
Jul 1, 2011
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
2.79M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2013

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 1, 2011
Shut in
—
Plugged
Oct 15, 2013

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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Santa FE Ranch G-4-110142Santa FE, East (Massive 1ST 5)Shell Western E&P100Jan 1993 – Oct 2013
Santa FE Ranch G-4-146675Santa FE, East (Massive 1ST 1)Shell Western E&P102.79MAug 1993 – Oct 2013
Santa FE Ranch G-4-83808Santa FE, East (Massive 2ND)Exxon Corp.100Jan 1993 – Aug 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.

  1. 1Exxon Corp.Sep 1993 → Jul 1996
  2. 2Shell Western E&P Inc.Aug 1996 → Feb 2000
  3. 3Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → May 2013

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
474801-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Mar 27, 1998Mar 27, 1998—8,750
416346-99RecompletionExxon Corp.Sep 23, 1993Sep 23, 1993Aug 10, 19937,932
331475-99RecompletionExxon Corp.Jun 11, 1987Jun 12, 1987—9,035
282503-99RecompletionExxon Corp.Aug 9, 1985Aug 12, 1985—9,035
228055-99RecompletionExxon Corp.Jan 27, 1984Jan 30, 1984—9,035
194698-99RecompletionExxon Corp.May 12, 1983May 12, 1983—9,035
44353-99DrillExxon Corp.Mar 15, 1979Mar 15, 1979Mar 18, 19799,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jul 1, 2011Santa FE Ranch G-4-110142Santa FE East (Massive 1ST 5)Shell Western E&PPlugged—
Aug 15, 1993Santa FE Ranch G-4-146675Santa FE East (Massive 1ST 1)Shell Western E&PPlugged—
Nov 19, 1988Santa FE Ranch G-4-83808Santa FE East (Massive 2ND)Exxon Corp.Plugged—
Nov 19, 1988Santa FE Ranch G-4-83808Santa FE East (Massive 2ND)Exxon Corp.Plugged—
Nov 21, 1983Santa FE Ranch G-4-84336Santa FE East (H-89)Exxon Corp.Plugged—
Nov 21, 1983Santa FE Ranch G-4-84336Santa FE East (H-89)Exxon Corp.Plugged—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,5127,517Perforated
7,8687,882Perforated
8,0968,110Perforated
8,1388,152Perforated
8,1648,178Perforated
8,2868,330Perforated
8,8128,816Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6252,24312.25950 S
8.6252,243——
2.8758,9687.8751,285 S
2.8758,9697.8751,285 S
2.8758,9699.8751,285 S
2.8758,969——
2.58,969——

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 12, 2013Jan 24, 2012—
00Nov 12, 1993Oct 1, 1993Yes
00Oct 6, 1993——
00Feb 15, 1989Jan 11, 1989Yes
00Oct 17, 1984Sep 25, 1984—
00May 4, 1984Apr 24, 1984—
00May 2, 1984Apr 24, 1984—
00Feb 28, 1984Jan 26, 1984—
00Jan 12, 1984Jan 26, 1984—
00Jan 12, 1984Aug 8, 1979—

The source documents

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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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