WELL · 42-131-37752 · DISTRICT 4

DCR 45 #1

Plugged

Duval County · Colmena (Frio 1200) field  · Vertical

Dcr 45 #1 (API 42-131-37752) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged November 20, 1996, last operated by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 9, 1993, permitted to 7,600 ft.

It was permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.

Operator of record

Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston

Permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed
Apr 15, 1993
Permits on file
197
Phone
(713) 940-4026

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleSonat Exploration Co. - Houston
Production reportsSonat Exploration Co. - Houstonthrough Sep 1995
Latest permitTri-C Resources, Inc.Aug 9, 1993

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

7,600
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Aug 9, 1993
last permit issued
Apr 4, 1995
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
17.5K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Nov 1996

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 4, 1995
Shut in
—
Plugged
Nov 20, 1996

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
DCR 45 G-4-146857Colmena (Frio 1200)Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston1017.5KOct 1993 – Nov 1996

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. 1Tri-C Resources, Inc.Oct 1993 → Dec 1993
  2. 2Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJan 1994 → Sep 1995

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
414749-98DrillTri-C Resources, Inc.Oct 19, 1993Aug 9, 1993Sep 23, 19937,600
414749-99DrillTri-C Resources, Inc.Aug 9, 1993Aug 9, 1993—7,600

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-146857————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 518 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio1,028-510
Frio1,081-563

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
818830Perforated
1,0281,030Perforated
1,0811,085Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62512612.25105 S
2.8751,3697.875558 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
00Jul 7, 1995Apr 20, 1995—
00Dec 6, 1993Oct 19, 1993Yes
00Oct 26, 1993——

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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