WELL · 42-051-30932 · DISTRICT 3
Novosad Ben #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Novosad Ben #1 (API 42-051-30932) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged June 1, 1996, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1991, permitted to 8,368 ft.
Its lease has reported 15.5K barrels of oil and 49K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 1997. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 2, 2000
- Permits on file
- 5,638
- Phone
- (817) 321-7424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Union Pacific Resources Companythrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 27, 1991 |
- 8,368
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1980
- completed
- 15.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 1, 1996
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novosad, Ben O-3-13292 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 2 | 15.5K | 49K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1997 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389397-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jun 27, 1991 | Jun 27, 1991 | — | 8,368 |
| 89804-99 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Aug 14, 1980 | Aug 14, 1980 | — | 8,368 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1980 | Novosad Ben O-3-13292 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
| Aug 28, 1980 | Novosad Ben O-3-13292 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,621 | 7,738 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,094 | 12.25 | 1,350 S |
| 2.375 | 7,521 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,372 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Mar 21, 1996 | Sep 16, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 16, 1980 | — |
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 42-051-30932 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-30932 → 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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