WELL · 42-083-31805 · DISTRICT 7
Novice Unit #8020
Coleman County · Novice North (Gray) field · Vertical
Novice Unit #8020 (API 42-083-31805) is a well in Coleman County operated by Plains Petroleum Operating CO., completed January 21, 1989.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1990, permitted to 3,850 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Morris, Fry, Jennings, Gardner.
Its 2 leases have reported 561K barrels of oil and 685K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 53 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Plains Petroleum Operating Co.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 23, 2000
- Permits on file
- 135
- Phone
- (303) 572-3900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Seven Cross Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Aug 31, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,850
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 1989
- completed
- 561K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 685K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 1989
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 53 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novice Unit O-8-10904 | Novice | Seven Cross Operating, LLC | 53 | 561K | 685K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-8-130432 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Diamondback Oil Partners, LLPNov 1996 → Aug 2004
- 3Ross, Dwight M. Drlg. Co., Inc.Sep 2004 → Jan 2008
- 4Creed Operating Co., LLCFeb 2008 → Mar 2015
- 5Seven Cross Operating, LLCApr 2015 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377211-99 | Recompletion | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | Aug 27, 1990 | Aug 31, 1990 | — | 3,850 |
| 358057-99 | Recompletion | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | Apr 12, 1989 | Apr 14, 1989 | — | 3,850 |
| 55736-99 | Drill | Southland Royalty Company | Aug 15, 1979 | Aug 15, 1979 | Aug 22, 1979 | 3,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-130432 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-10904 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,960 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Morris | 3,268 | -1,308 |
| Fry | 3,400 | -1,440 |
| Jennings | 3,459 | -1,499 |
| Gardner | 3,556 | -1,596 |
| Gray | 3,712 | -1,752 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,560 | 3,580 | Perforated |
| 3,560 | 3,588 | Perforated |
| 3,582 | 3,588 | Perforated |
| 3,718 | 3,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 214 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 3,619 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,849 | 7.875 | 600 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 8, 1990 | Aug 24, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1989 | Apr 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 7, 1979 | — |
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 42-083-31805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-31805 → 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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