WELL · 42-049-35117 · DISTRICT 7
Explo-Ott #1
Brown County · Thrifty S. (Chappel Reef) field · Vertical
Explo-Ott #1 (API 42-049-35117) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged October 13, 2015, last operated by Friendly Energy Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 6, 1989, permitted to 2,900 ft.
It was permitted by Teague Operating CO. and has since transferred to Friendly Energy Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Chapel, Ellenburger.
Operator of record
Permitted by Teague Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 6, 2018 · 1 permits on file · (361) 765-9323
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Friendly Energy Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Friendly Energy Services, Inc.through Jan 2012 |
| Latest permit | Teague Operating Co.Jan 6, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 6, 1989
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 13, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explo-Ott G-8-130980 | Thrifty, S. (Chappel Reef) | Friendly Energy Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 26.9K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2015 |
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.
- 1Teague Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Jurassic Energy CorporationJan 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Terrick ResourcesOct 2003 → Dec 2004
- 4Premier Royalties, L.L.C.Jan 2005 → Oct 2005
- 5Tritex Resources, L.L.C.Jun 2007 → Sep 2009
- 6Friendly Energy Services, Inc.Jan 2010 → Jan 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354893-99 | Drill | Teague Operating Co. | Jan 5, 1989 | Jan 6, 1989 | — | 2,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-130980 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,517 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 1,432 | 85 |
| Marble Falls | 2,080 | -563 |
| Chapel | 2,216 | -699 |
| Ellenburger | 2,480 | -963 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,268 | 2,278 | Perforated |
| 2,288 | 2,308 | Perforated |
| 2,315 | 2,325 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 375 | 11 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 2,520 | 7.875 | 150 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 23, 1989 | Jun 19, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-049-35117 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-35117 → 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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