TEXAS · WELLS · CHAMBERS COUNTY · API 42-071-02310 · DISTRICT 03
Oyster Bayou Field Unit #7
Chambers County · Oyster Bayou field · Producing · Vertical
Oyster Bayou Field Unit #7 (API 42-071-02310) is a well in Chambers County operated by Denbury Onshore LLC, completed September 21, 2021 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 2010, permitted to 8,420 ft.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Based Of Miocene, Miocene (undifferentiated), Heterostegina, Hetrostegina.
Its 3 leases have reported 23.2M barrels of oil and 1.4M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 115 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 30, 2025
- Permits on file
- 789
- Phone
- (866) 831-3235
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Denbury Onshore LLC |
| Production reports | Denbury Onshore, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Denbury Onshore, LLCApr 12, 2010 |
- 8,420
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2010
- last permit issued
- Sep 21, 2021
- completed
- 23.2M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 21, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 115 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit O-3-25515 | Oyster Bayou | Denbury Onshore, LLC | 102 | 23.1M | 2.94K | Jun 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Middleton, Archie G-3-157686 | Oyster Bayou (FB-2, Frio 1) | Denbury Onshore, LLC | 1 | 0 | 172K | Jan 1996 – Oct 2013 |
| Middleton, Archie O-3-3313 | Oyster Bayou | Denbury Onshore, LLC | 12 | 104K | 1.23M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 972,775 · prior 12 1,191,053(-18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1999
- 2Kerr-McGee CorporationApr 1999 → Sep 1999
- 3Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCOct 1999 → Oct 2003
- 4Denbury Onshore, LLCJun 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694126-99 | Recompletion | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Apr 8, 2010 | Apr 12, 2010 | Apr 16, 2010 | 8,420 |
| 430929-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Dec 12, 1994 | Dec 20, 1994 | Dec 28, 1995 | 8,500 |
| 18591-99 | Other | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Feb 21, 1978 | Feb 21, 1978 | — | 8,420 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2021 | Oyster Bayou Field Unit O-3-25515 | Oyster Bayou | Denbury Onshore LLC | Producing | 8,420 |
| Jan 17, 1996 | Middleton Archie G-3-157686 | Oyster Bayou (FB-2 Frio 1) | Denbury Onshore LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
| Mar 6, 1978 | Middleton Archie O-3-3313 | Oyster Bayou | Denbury Onshore LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Middleton Archie O-3-3313 | Oyster Bayou | Denbury Onshore LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 8 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Based of Miocene | 6,672 | -6,664 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 6,672 | -6,664 |
| Heterostegina | 7,285 | -7,277 |
| Hetrostegina | 7,285 | -7,277 |
| Marginulina | 7,657 | -7,649 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 8,073 | -8,065 |
| Oyster Bayou (FB-2,FRIO 1) | 8,100 | -8,092 |
| Sea Breeze A-1 | 8,247 | -8,239 |
| Seabreeze A-1 | 8,247 | -8,239 |
| Sea Breeze A-2 | 8,377 | -8,369 |
| Seabreeze A-2 | 8,377 | -8,369 |
| Frio | — | — |
| Heterostegina | — | — |
| Marginulina | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | — | — |
| Seabreeze | — | — |
| Seabreeze B-2 | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,100 | 8,106 | Perforated |
| 8,134 | 8,146 | Perforated |
| 8,190 | 8,202 | Perforated |
| 8,244 | 8,252 | Perforated |
| 8,244 | 8,272 | Perforated |
| 8,244 | 8,372 | Perforated |
| 8,252 | 8,310 | Perforated |
| 8,388 | 8,415 | Perforated |
| 8,388 | 8,418 | Perforated |
| — | 8,294 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 106 | 17 | 75 S |
| 9.625 | 1,001 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 1,020 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 8,404 | 8.625 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,420 | 8.625 | 500 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 | Oct 19, 2021 | Oct 7, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Mar 20, 2015 | Jul 10, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2012 | Jul 21, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2010 | Feb 15, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1996 | Mar 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 15, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-071-02310 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-02310 → 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
- Oct 2021
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000003191 | H-1 Injection | Active | 15,000 | 4,107 | 8,214–8,420 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 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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