TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · SCHNITZ GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-047-31842 · DISTRICT 04
Schnitz Gas Unit #1
Brooks County · Flowella W. (Vksbg. 4.5.6) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Schnitz Gas Unit #1 (API 42-047-31842) is a well in Brooks County operated by Millennium Exploration CO. LLC, completed March 13, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 1999, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Millennium Exploration CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Dickey, Loma Blanca, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Millennium Exploration Co. LLC
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 41
- Phone
- (210) 960-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Millennium Exploration Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.through Dec 2018 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 11, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 464K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 1999
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2010
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schnitz Gas Unit G-4-173034 | Flowella, W. (Vksbg. 4.5.6) | Millennium Exploration Co. LLC | 1 | 0 | 464K | Feb 1999 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 1999 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3United Oil & Minerals L. P.Apr 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 6Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → May 2007
- 7Southern G Holdings, LLCJun 2007 → Dec 2007
- 8Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Jan 2008 → Dec 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481959-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 11, 1999 | Jan 11, 1999 | Jan 14, 1999 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1999 | Schnitz Gas Unit G-4-173034 | Flowella W. (Vksbg. 4.5.6) | Millennium Exploration Co. LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2010 | 11,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 99 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,034 | 10,093 | Perforated |
| 10,303 | 10,359 | Perforated |
| 10,745 | 10,766 | Perforated |
| 11,031 | 11,160 | Perforated |
| 11,306 | 11,380 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,060 | 14.75 | 550 S |
| 7.625 | 8,500 | 9.875 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 11,500 | 6.75 | 610 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 18, 1999 | Mar 31, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-047-31842 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31842 → 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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