TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · API 42-131-38096 · DISTRICT 04
Barrera #1
Duval County · McNeil Ranch (Yegua 3) field · Vertical
Barrera #1 (API 42-131-38096) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged November 10, 2003, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2001, permitted to 7,600 ft.
It was permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Noble Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 565
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Noble Energy Inc |
| Production reports | Noble Energy Incthrough Aug 2003 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationJul 9, 2001 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.97M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Mar 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 10, 2003
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrera G-4-184005 | McNeil Ranch (Yegua 3) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 708K | Jul 2001 – Mar 2004 |
| Barrera G-4-160157 | McNeil Ranch (Yegua 1) | Samedan Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 2.26M | Sep 1996 – Oct 2001 |
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.
- 1Samedan Oil CorporationOct 1996 → Dec 2002
- 2Noble Energy IncJul 2003 → Aug 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510993-99 | Recompletion | Samedan Oil Corporation | Jul 3, 2001 | Jul 9, 2001 | Jul 11, 2001 | 7,150 |
| 448023-98 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Oct 4, 1996 | May 17, 1996 | Aug 14, 1996 | 7,600 |
| 448023-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | May 13, 1996 | May 17, 1996 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2001 | Barrera G-4-184005 | McNeil Ranch (Yegua 3) | Noble Energy Inc | Plugged | — |
| Sep 11, 1996 | Barrera G-4-160157 | McNeil Ranch (Yegua 1) | Samedan Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,893 | 6,905 | Perforated |
| 7,280 | 7,304 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,208 | 14.75 | 1,240 S |
| 7.625 | 6,500 | 9.875 | 3,600 S |
| 4.5 | 7,600 | 6.75 | 250 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 24, 2001 | Jul 27, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1996 | Oct 7, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 17, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-131-38096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38096 → 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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