WELL · 42-071-32017 · DISTRICT 3
Oyster Bayou Field Unit #502
Chambers County · Vertical
Oyster Bayou Field Unit #502 (API 42-071-32017) is a former disposal or injection well in Chambers County, last operated by Denbury Onshore, LLC; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1979 and 2010, permitted to 8,652 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Heterostegina Marker, Marginulina Marker, Frio.
Its 3 leases have reported 23.2M barrels of oil and 1.98M 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.
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 | none |
| Production reports | Denbury Onshore, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Denbury Onshore, LLCNov 15, 2010 |
- 8,652
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 2010
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 23.2M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.98M
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton, Archie G-3-161521 | Oyster Bayou (Frio 2-8200) | Denbury Onshore, LLC | 1 | 0 | 747K | Dec 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Oyster Bayou Field Unit O-3-25515 | Oyster Bayou | Denbury Onshore, LLC | 102 | 23.1M | 2.94K | Jun 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| 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 → Apr 2004
- 4Denbury Onshore, LLCJun 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705092-99 | Recompletion | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Nov 9, 2010 | Nov 15, 2010 | — | 8,652 |
| 443130-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Dec 21, 1995 | Dec 21, 1995 | Dec 6, 1996 | 8,652 |
| 421846-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Mar 8, 1994 | Mar 15, 1994 | — | 8,650 |
| 61864-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Oct 25, 1979 | Oct 25, 1979 | — | 8,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161521 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-3313 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25515 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 8 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 6,720 | -6,712 |
| Heterostegina Marker | 7,322 | -7,314 |
| Marginulina Marker | 7,701 | -7,693 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 8,130 | -8,122 |
| Oyster Bayou(frio 2-8200) | 8,174 | -8,166 |
| Oyster Bayou | 8,293 | -8,285 |
| Seabreeze A-1 | 8,294 | -8,286 |
| Seabreeze A-2 | 8,443 | -8,435 |
| Seabreeze B-2 | 8,622 | -8,614 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,174 | 8,182 | Perforated |
| 8,230 | 8,240 | Perforated |
| 8,293 | 8,438 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,043 | 14.75 | 685 S |
| 10.75 | 1,044 | 14.75 | 685 S |
| 3.5 | 8,216 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,650 | 9.875 | 550 S |
| 7 | 8,652 | 9.875 | 555 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 30, 2015 | Apr 22, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2010 | Jun 22, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1997 | Jan 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1995 | Jun 22, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 18, 1980 | — |
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 42-071-32017 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-32017 → 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
- 3.29M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1998
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000003189 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Nov 19, 1998 | 7,000 | 2,500 | 8,293–8,438 |
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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