WELL · 42-071-31839 · DISTRICT 3
Middleton A. D. #1A
Chambers County · Turtle Bay field · Vertical
Middleton A. D. #1A (API 42-071-31839) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged January 27, 2023, last operated by Omega Fuel OP. CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 7, 1987, permitted to 9,150 ft.
It was permitted by Sue-Ann Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Omega Fuel OP. CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Het, Anahuac, Frio.
Its lease has reported 3.18K barrels of oil and 8.86K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sue-Ann Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 2022 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Omega Fuel Op. Co. |
| Production reports | Omega Fuel Op. Co.through Aug 1996 |
| Latest permit | Lauritzen Energy, Inc.Oct 7, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 7, 1987
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 1987
- completed
- 3.18K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.86K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 27, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton, A. D. O-3-4390 | Turtle Bay | Omega Fuel Op. Co. | 2 | 3.18K | 8.86K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Chenango Oil and Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Equipment Hot LineSep 1994 → Feb 1996
- 3Omega Fuel Op. Co.Apr 1996 → Aug 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336832-98 | Drill | Sue-Ann Oil & Gas Company | Dec 7, 1987 | Oct 7, 1987 | — | 9,116 |
| 336832-99 | Drill | Lauritzen Energy, Inc. | Oct 2, 1987 | Oct 7, 1987 | Oct 19, 1987 | 9,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-4390 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 5 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,646 | -1,641 |
| Het | 5,775 | -5,770 |
| AnahuacANAHUAC SHALE | 5,820 | -5,815 |
| Frio | 6,530 | -6,525 |
| Vicksburg | 8,420 | -8,415 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,573 | 6,578 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,649 | 12.5 | 680 S |
| 5.5 | 7,030 | 7.875 | 585 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 | Jan 19, 1988 | Dec 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-071-31839 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31839 → 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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Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/07131839, documented in the API reference.