WELL · 42-089-00486 · DISTRICT 3

Sheridan Gas Unit #48

Plugged

Colorado County · Sheridan (Yegua -T-) field  · Vertical

Sheridan Gas Unit #48 (API 42-089-00486) is a plugged well in Colorado County, plugged March 22, 2010, last operated by Shell Oil Company.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1986, permitted to 10,511 ft.

It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.

Operator of record

Shell Oil Company

Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed
Nov 4, 2021
Permits on file
1,401
Phone
(281) 544-7071

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleShell Oil Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Feb 2001
Latest permitShell Western E&P Inc.Mar 26, 1986

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,511
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Mar 26, 1986
last permit issued
Apr 26, 1978
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
20.9K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2010

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 26, 1978
Shut in
—
Plugged
Mar 22, 2010

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; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Sheridan Gas Unit G-3-120778Sheridan (Frio 3300)XTO Energy Inc.1020.9KJan 1993 – Mar 2010

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.

  1. 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1994 → Apr 1997
  2. 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2000 → Feb 2001

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
300274-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Mar 7, 1986Mar 26, 1986—5,633
42403-99RecompletionShell Oil CompanyFeb 12, 1979Feb 12, 1979—10,511
25101-99RecompletionShell Oil CompanyMay 24, 1978May 24, 1978—10,511

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-120778————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 246 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Wilcox8,065-7,819
WilcoxWILCOX LOWER9,354-9,108

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,3603,365Perforated
3,3983,404Perforated
5,6845,689Perforated
5,7575,768Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.753,02514.25800 S
2.3755,578——
2.3755,700——
710,3159.625790 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 2, 1994Jan 31, 1994—
00Dec 5, 1990Nov 2, 1990—
00May 5, 1986Apr 16, 1986Yes
00May 1, 1986——
00Jan 12, 1984Mar 10, 1979—
00Jan 12, 1984Jun 19, 1978—
00Jan 12, 1984——

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.

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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