WELL · 42-131-38849 · DISTRICT 4
Southwest Texas Corporation #15
Duval County · Ben Santos (Cole Middle) field · Vertical
Southwest Texas Corporation #15 (API 42-131-38849) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged August 7, 2012, last operated by Newman Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 19, 2005, permitted to 5,450 ft.
It was permitted by Live Oak Reserves, Inc. and has since transferred to Newman Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Miocene, Cole, Gravis, Hiawatha.
Operator of record
Permitted by Live Oak Reserves, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Freer, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 68 permits on file · (361) 394-5516
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newman Operating Company |
| Production reports | Live Oak Reserves, Inc.through Dec 2007 |
| Latest permit | Live Oak Reserves, Inc.Dec 19, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 73.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2006 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 7, 2012
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Texas Corporation G-4-219346 | Ben Santos (Cole, Middle) | Newman Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 73.2K | Mar 2006 – Aug 2012 |
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.
- 1Live Oak Reserves, Inc.Mar 2006 → Dec 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611192-98 | Drill | Live Oak Reserves, Inc. | May 23, 2006 | Dec 19, 2005 | Jan 30, 2006 | 5,450 |
| 611192-99 | Drill | Live Oak Reserves, Inc. | Dec 16, 2005 | Dec 19, 2005 | — | 5,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-219346 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 436 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Miocene | 1,975 | -1,539 |
| Cole | 3,628 | -3,192 |
| Gravis | 4,222 | -3,786 |
| Hiawatha | 5,010 | -4,574 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,628 | 3,638 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,400 | 12.25 | 553 S |
| 4.5 | 3,902 | 7.875 | 470 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 | Feb 6, 2007 | May 19, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-131-38849 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38849 → 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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