WELL · 42-071-31279 · DISTRICT 3
Pipkin, S. W. "A" #12
Chambers County · Vertical
Pipkin, S. W. "A" #12 (API 42-071-31279) is a disposal or injection well in Chambers County operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Houston under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1981, permitted to 3,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 1.19M barrels of oil and 2.63M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 12.4K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y · 483 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Gcows Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-HoustonNov 23, 1981 |
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 1981
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 1.19M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.63M
- 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
- —
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipkin, S. W. -A- O-3-1540 | Fig Ridge (Seabreeze) | Gcows Operating LLC | 15 | 1.19M | 2.63M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,995 · prior 12 6,728(+63%)
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 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Mar 2007
- 5Denbury Onshore, LLCApr 2007 → Jul 2014
- 6Sawtooth Operating Co., Inc.Sep 2014 → Oct 2024
- 7Gcows Operating LLCJan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141320-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | Nov 23, 1981 | Nov 23, 1981 | — | 3,500 |
| 94897-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Oct 6, 1980 | Oct 6, 1980 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-1540 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,440 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,040 | 3,060 | Perforated |
| 3,100 | 3,118 | Perforated |
| 3,330 | 3,389 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 900 | 14.75 | 605 S |
| 7 | 985 | 9.875 | 985 S |
| 7 | 3,500 | 9.875 | 985 S |
| 7 | 3,500 | 14.75 | 985 S |
| 3.5 | 8,291 | — | — |
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 | Jan 13, 1993 | Dec 21, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1987 | Dec 18, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 10, 1982 | — |
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 42-071-31279 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31279 → 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
- 12.4K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 19.1M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000044803 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 3,000 | 650 | 1,750–3,500 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 12,350 · prior 12 10,184(+21%)
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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