WELL · 42-135-01502 · DISTRICT 8
Connell -D- #1
Ector County · Metz (Waddell) field · Vertical
Connell -D- #1 (API 42-135-01502) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged October 6, 1971, last operated by Shell Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 2003, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Incline Energy and has since transferred to Shell Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Glorieta, Tubb, Wichita-Albany.
Its lease has reported 2.15K barrels of oil and 6.23K mcf of gas since August 2003, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Incline Energy; 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 schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through May 2009 |
| Latest permit | Incline EnergyMay 23, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 2.15K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.23K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 6, 1971
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connell D O-10-37145 | Metz (Wichita-Albany) | Cross Timbers Energy, LLC | 1 | 2.15K | 6.23K | Aug 2003 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Incline EnergyAug 2003 → Sep 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2006 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532098-99 | Reenter | Incline Energy | May 19, 2003 | May 23, 2003 | Jun 23, 2003 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37145 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,847 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 4,395 | -1,548 |
| Tubb | 5,260 | -2,413 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 5,705 | -2,858 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,708 | 5,773 | Perforated |
| 5,708 | 5,952 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 258 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 9.625 | 3,400 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 4.5 | 6,119 | 7 | 250 S |
| 7 | 9,255 | 8.75 | 1,070 S |
| 7 | 9,271 | 8.75 | 1,070 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 27, 2009 | Jun 2, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 2009 | Jan 22, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 2003 | Sep 2, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-135-01502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-01502 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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