WELL · 42-049-31260 · DISTRICT 7
Newton Ross J. B #1-B
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Newton Ross J. B #1-B (API 42-049-31260) is a well in Brown County operated by Cwc Oil & Gas LLC, completed September 29, 1977.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 25, 1977, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Petrotex Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Cwc Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.95K barrels of oil and 126K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petrotex Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (325) 624-5424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CWC Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Paratus Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petrotex Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 25, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1977
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1977
- completed
- 2.95K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 126K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1977
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton, Ross J. "B" G-8-265378 | Brown County Regular | Paratus Petroleum LLC | 1 | 0 | 40.9K | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Newton, Ross J. "B" O-8-13912 | Brown County Regular | CWC Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 2.95K | 85K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2017 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,737 · prior 12 1,652(+5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Anderson, E. D.Jan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Southwest Gas Systems, Inc.Dec 1994 → Jan 2013
- 3CWC Oil & Gas, LLCFeb 2013 → May 2019
- 4Xplore Operating, LLCJun 2019 → Dec 2025
- 5Paratus Petroleum LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3902-99 | Drill | Petrotex Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jul 25, 1977 | Jul 25, 1977 | — | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-265378 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-13912 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,562 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoTOP CADDO | 2,022 | -460 |
| Marble FallsTOP MARBLE FALLS | 2,770 | -1,208 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,026 | 2,030 | Perforated |
| 2,026 | 2,036 | Perforated |
| 2,032 | 2,036 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 206 | 11 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 3,070 | 7.875 | 230 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 | Nov 29, 2012 | Sep 13, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 21, 1977 | — |
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 42-049-31260 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-31260 → 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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