WELL · 42-071-31607 · DISTRICT 3
Engels M. H. #16
Chambers County · Anahuac field · Vertical
Engels M. H. #16 (API 42-071-31607) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged February 7, 2000, last operated by Texas Petroleum Investment CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 1984, permitted to 8,575 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Texas Petroleum Investment CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 63.7K barrels of oil and 712K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Petroleum Investment Co.
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 233
- Phone
- (713) 789-9225
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. |
| Production reports | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.through May 2013 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Aug 28, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,575
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 1985
- completed
- 63.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 712K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 7, 2000
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engels, M. H. O-3-75 | Anahuac | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 8 | 63.7K | 345K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Anahuac Main Frio Gas Unit 1 G-3-152666 | Anahuac | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 0 | 368K | Nov 1994 – Feb 2000 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Apr 2003
- 3Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Jul 2003 → Mar 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250020-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Aug 22, 1984 | Aug 28, 1984 | Jan 4, 1985 | 8,575 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-152666 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-75 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,750 | 6,762 | Perforated |
| 6,888 | 6,898 | Perforated |
| 6,982 | 6,988 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,015 | 14.75 | 1,050 S |
| 10.75 | 4,015 | 14.75 | 1,050 S |
| 7 | 8,075 | 9.875 | 660 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 | Jul 17, 1996 | Jun 27, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1995 | Jan 18, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1985 | May 14, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-071-31607 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31607 → 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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