WELL · 42-047-30958 · DISTRICT 4
Santa FE Ranch #72
Brooks County · Vertical
Santa FE Ranch #72 (API 42-047-30958) is a permitted well in Brooks County filed by Shell Western E&P Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1981 and 1998, permitted to 15,300 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Zone Series, Massive 1st #1, 2nd Massive.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 2,528 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&P Inc.through Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 24, 1998 |
- 15,300
- total depth, ft
- 7
- permits on file
- Nov 24, 1998
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 529K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-170090 | Santa FE, South (2) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.77K | Jun 1998 – Dec 1999 |
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-168068 | Santa FE, East (Massive 1ST 2) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 6.58K | Mar 1998 – Jan 1999 |
| Santa FE Ranch G-4-143574 | Santa FE, S. (Massive 2ND) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 518K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1998 |
| — G-4-100206 | — | — | 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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Shell Western E&P Inc.Mar 1998 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481101-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Apr 7, 1999 | Nov 24, 1998 | — | 15,125 |
| 481101-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 24, 1998 | Nov 24, 1998 | — | 7,300 |
| 477207-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jul 24, 1998 | Jun 16, 1998 | Feb 26, 1998 | 7,800 |
| 477207-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jun 16, 1998 | Jun 16, 1998 | — | 7,800 |
| 474008-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Mar 4, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | Feb 26, 1998 | 8,350 |
| 404802-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Oct 16, 1992 | Oct 16, 1992 | Oct 22, 1992 | 13,980 |
| 118302-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | May 8, 1981 | May 8, 1981 | May 14, 1981 | 15,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-100206 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-143574 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-168068 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-170090 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 90 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Zone Series | 7,618 | -7,528 |
| Massive 1ST #1 | 7,925 | -7,835 |
| 2ND Massive | 8,245 | -8,155 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,666 | 7,761 | Perforated |
| 7,996 | 8,003 | Perforated |
| 8,050 | 8,054 | Perforated |
| 8,060 | 8,064 | Perforated |
| 8,252 | 8,261 | Perforated |
| 8,264 | 8,268 | Perforated |
| 8,276 | 8,278 | Perforated |
| 8,280 | 8,292 | Perforated |
| 8,292 | 8,296 | Perforated |
| 8,300 | 8,320 | Perforated |
| 13,953 | 13,980 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,332 | 17.5 | 1,625 S |
| 5.5 | 8,125 | 7.875 | 1,015 S |
| 5.5 | 8,220 | 9.625 | 1,015 S |
| 9.625 | 9,116 | 12.25 | 1,007 S |
| 9.625 | 9,117 | 12.25 | 1,007 S |
| 5 | 10,352 | 9.625 | 1,015 S |
| 5 | 10,353 | 9.625 | 1,015 S |
| 5 | 15,123 | — | — |
| 5.5 | — | — | — |
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 | Dec 2, 1998 | Jul 15, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 17, 1998 | May 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1998 | Dec 8, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1993 | Jan 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 26, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 18, 1982 | — |
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 42-047-30958 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30958 → 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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