WELL · 42-071-02252 · DISTRICT 3
NW 5-B-1 Lower Sand Unit #14
Chambers County · High Island field · Vertical
NW 5-B-1 Lower Sand Unit #14 (API 42-071-02252) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged April 9, 2003, last operated by S & S Energy.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 8, 1988, permitted to 10,037 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,Inc and has since transferred to S & S Energy on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 215K barrels of oil and 80.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Englewood, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 3, 2002 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | S & S Energy |
| Production reports | Big Lake Corporationthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,incAug 8, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,037
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 215K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 80.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2003
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts & Mueller O-3-7295 | High Island | Big Lake Corporation | 8 | 215K | 80.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,786 · prior 12 13,471(-5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8 · prior 12 12(-33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,incJan 1993 → Dec 2025
- 2Big Lake CorporationJan 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349828-99 | Recompletion | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc | Aug 5, 1988 | Aug 8, 1988 | — | 10,037 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-7295 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,903 | 9,921 | Perforated |
| 9,952 | 9,971 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,008 | 15 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 10,037 | 9.875 | 300 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 | Sep 14, 1988 | Aug 8, 1988 | — |
| 00 | May 18, 1988 | Apr 27, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-071-02252 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-02252 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 1991
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000002840 | UIC Permit | Plugged Apr 29, 2003 | 4,500 | 2,500 | 9,952–9,971 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 12 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0
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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